Module 2 How Programming Works

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Module 1 Introduction to programming and Binary and Hexadecimal

Module 1 Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Computer Science for Everyone

Which programming language

Binary Tutorial

The Importance of Understanding Binary

Hexadecimal Tutorial

Module 1 Lesson Summary

Module 2 How Programming Works

Module 2 Learning Outcomes

Include Statements

How Programming Languages Work with Data

Some Basics Concerning RAM

Programs are Data Too

Module 2 Lesson Summary

Module 3 – Program Flow

Module 3 Learning Outcomes

About Program Flow

Functions, Methods, Routines

About Arguments and Return Values

About Syntax and Functions

Module 3 Lesson Summary

Module 4 Writing Your First Program

Module 4 Learning Outcomes

Writing Your First Program in C

Review of Your First Program

Running Your First Program

Module 4 Lesson Summary

Module 5 Diploma in C Programming First Assessment

First Assessment

Module 6 Numbers

Module 6 Learning Outcomes

Basics of Signed and Unsigned Numbers

The Basics of Numeric Overflow

Fractional Numbers in Binary

Numeric Data Types in C

The Basics of ASCII and the Char Data Type

How Numbers are Encoded as Characters in ASCII

Maximum Values for Unsigned Integers in C

Minimum and Maximum Values of Signed Integers

Module 6 Lesson Summary

Module 7 Variables

Module 7 Learning Outcomes

Introducing Variables

The Connection Between Function Return Values and Variables

Terminating Strings of Text and Other Data

More About the Printf Function and an Introduction to Placeholders

Module 7 Lesson Summary

Module 8 Arrays and Pointers

Module 8 Learning Outcomes

Introducing Arrays and Pointers - Part One

Introducing Arrays and Pointers - Part Two

Introducing the Pointer Data Type

How to Create a Pointer in C

Assigning a Value to a Pointer

Getting the Value Stored at a Memory Address Using a Pointer

A Chance to Practice and Use What You Have Learned

Module 8 Lesson Summary

Module 9 Diploma in C Programming Second Assessment

Second Assessment

Module 10 Using Pointers

Module 10 Learning Outcomes

Using Pointers for Direct Memory Access and Manipulation in C

About Changing the Memory Address Contained within a Pointer

Pointers Containing Memory Addresses of Multi Byte Variables

Pointers have Memory Addresses Too

Why Do You Need to Learn Pointers

Introducing the Char Pointer

Module 10 Lesson Summary

Module 11 Constants and String Literals

Module 11 Learning Outcomes

Introducing Constants and String Literals in C

Important Review and Clarifications

More About Strings and Constants in C

A New Way to Visualize RAM

Introducing the Character String as an Array of Characters in C

Using a Pointer to Directly Manipulate Data in Memory in C

Module 11 Lesson Summary

Module 12 Diploma in C Programming Third Assessment

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