Learn C programming fundamentals like data types, control flow, functions, pointers, and memory allocation while exploring debugging, profiling, and optimization tools like GDB and gcc.

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This comprehensive course covers the fundamentals and advanced concepts of C programming to build a solid foundation for your programming journey. You’ll learn about essential topics like data types, variables, constants, and C statements, along with deeper explorations of control flow in C, including for loops and conditional statements in C. You’ll also learn about C functions, scope of variables, function arguments, and work with arrays, strings, and pointers in C.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with dynamic memory allocation, stack vs. heap, C standard library, and advanced topics such as binary files, input and output streams, and header files. The course also teaches compiling in C, linking in C, and debugging with tools like GNU debugger (GDB) and gprof for code profiling. By mastering these concepts, you’ll confidently program in C and optimize your code using gcc optimization flags.

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A stack is a data structure that implements movement of data in which manner?

A stack is a data structure that implements movement of data in which manner?

If the elements “A”, “B”, “C” and “D” are placed in a stack and are deleted one at a time, what is the order of removal?

If the elements “A”, “B”, “C” and “D” are placed in a stack and are deleted one at a time, what is the order of removal?

Data on a heap can be accessed from any function in the program

Variables can be resized using the `realloc` function

We don’t have to explicitly deallocate variables

There is no limit on the size of heap memory

Which of the following is NOT true for heap? 

Which of the following is NOT true for heap?

Both `j` and `*k` are stored on the stack.

`j` is stored on the stack. `*k` is stored on the heap.

`j` is stored on the heap. `*k` is stored on the stack.

Both `j` and `*k` are stored on the heap.

Consider the following program, where are the values referred to by  `j` and `*k` stored in memory?
```C
int main(void)
{
    int j;
    int *k = (int *) malloc (sizeof(int));
    return 0;
}
```


Consider the following program, where are the values referred to by <code>j</code> and <code>*k</code> stored in memory?
<pre><code class="language-C">int main(void)
{
 int j;
 int *k = (int *) malloc (sizeof(int));
 return 0;
}
</code></pre>

Test yourself on the basic concepts of stacks and heaps learned in this chapter.

Introduction to C Programming

Data Types in C

C Operators and C Expressions

Control Flow in C

Functions in C

Complex Data Types

Stack vs. Heap

Pointers in C

C string

Input and Output Stream

Macros and the C Preprocessor

Header Files, Compiling and Linking

C Debugger

Code Profiling

Parallel Programming in C

Project: Using a Bootstrapped t-test

Conclusion

Miscellaneous

Appendix: Setting Up the Environment

Quiz on Stack and Heap Memories