Programming for Problem Solving Unit 1 – Introduction to Computer System and C Basics: important questions for AKTU
Unit 1 (Introduction to Computer System and C Basics) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 31 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 1 questions
- Differentiate between compiler and interpreter. Also differentiate between syntax error and logical error. (7 marks, 2026, Language Processors) – also asked in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Differentiate between Compiler and Interpreter. Draw the flow chart of swapping of two numbers. (10 marks, 2022, Language Processors) – also asked in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Discuss various storage classes used in C with examples. (7 marks, 2026, Data Types Variables Storage) – also asked in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most important Unit 1 topic
- Data Types Variables Storage (Unit 1: Introduction to Computer System and C Basics) – asked 19 times in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Most asked Unit 1 topics
- Data Types Variables Storage – asked 19 times
- Components of Computer System – asked 17 times
- Algorithm Representation – asked 17 times
More Unit 1 previous year questions
- Write the fundamental data types used in C Programming, along with their range, byte size and format specifier. (2 marks, 2026, Data Types Variables Storage)
- Draw the memory hierarchy of a computer. (2 marks, 2026, Components of Computer System)
- Write an algorithm to calculate sum of digits of a number entered by the user. (7 marks, 2026, Algorithm Representation)
- Write an algorithm to find the greatest of three numbers. Also draw the flowchart for the algorithm. (7 marks, 2026, Algorithm Representation)
- What is the difference between compiler and interpreter? (2 marks, 2025, Language Processors)
Unit 1 syllabus topics
- Components of Computer System
- Language Processors
- Algorithm Representation
- Structure of C Program
- Data Types Variables Storage