Algorithms; introduction to structured design; the C++ language, lexical elements and basic syntax; simple data types, variables, constants, declarations; block structure, expressions, statements, compound statements; input, output; control structures; storage classes; scope rules; information hiding; functions and parameters; function calls, passing parameters by value and by reference. Arrays; character and string handling; testing and debugging and techniques; and compiler usage.
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