C Programming Language By Dennis Ritchie

This article reviews the book “The C Programming Language” by Dennis Ritchie.

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Special Features of Book-

The special features of this book are-

The following table analyzes sections of the book that are relevant for GATE-

Chapter No.	GATE Relevant Sections	GATE Topics Covered
1	All Sections	Introduction
2	2.1 to 2.4	Variables & Data Types
2	2.5 to 2.12	Operators & Precedence Order
3	3.1 to 3.8	Control Flow
4	4.1 to 4.2	Functions
	4.3, 4.6, 4.7	External, Static & Register Variables
	4.5	Header Files
	4.10	Recursion
	4.11	C Preprocessor
5	All Sections	Pointers & Arrays
6	6.1 to 6.2	Basics of Structures
	6.3	Arrays of Structures
	6.4 to 6.5	Pointers & Structures
	6.7	Typedef
	6.8	Unions
7	7.1 to 7.2	Standard & Formatted I/O
	7.4	Scanf
	7.6	Error Handling

The following table analyzes exercises of the book that are relevant for GATE-

Keep the following instructions in mind while reading the book-

The book has nearly 300 pages.
However, if you cover only GATE related topics, it comes down to 150 pages.
This subject has a good weightage in GATE exam.
The knowledge of this subject is required in solving some of the data structures and algorithms problems.
The exercise questions of this book are quite good from practice point of view.
Practice C programming questions from all the previous GATE papers.
Mostly, questions in this subject come from the topic of arrays and pointers.
Having a firm grip over arrays and pointers will ensure good marks in the exam.

The textbook covers many more topics than those mentioned in the GATE syllabus.
Reading the above described sections will ensure all the topics are covered.
Overall, covering this book alone is more than enough for GATE preparation of this subject.
You need not to refer anything else.