Pointer Variables — Study Resources & PYQs
Pointer variables and their importance in C programming.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Pointers in C - GeeksforGeeks (Article) — Covers declaration, dereferencing, why pointers matter, and their disadvantages (memory corruption, leaks, segmentation faults from uninitialised pointers). The advantages-and-disadvantages list is a…
- C Pointers - Programiz (Article) — Starts from what an address is and why scanf already uses & before introducing pointer syntax. The gentlest starting point for this unit.
- Introduction to Pointers in C (Video) — Lecture introducing pointer variables - what they store, how to declare them, and a simple worked example - a good starting video before pointer arithmetic and double pointers.
- Master Pointers in C: 10X Your C Coding! (Video) — Comprehensive video covering pointer basics, indirection, pointer arithmetic, pointer-to-pointer, void pointers, and function pointers in one place.
- NPTEL — Programming and Data Structures, IIT Madras (Article) — Current NPTEL course covering C programming constructs, arrays, pointers, functions, recursion, searching and sorting.
- NPTEL — Problem Solving Through Programming in C, IIT Kharagpur (Article) — Current NPTEL course covering C basics, operators, control flow, functions, arrays, structures, pointers and dynamic allocation.
Taught in these subjects
- COMPUTER PROGRAMMING — BCST11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- COMPUTER PROGRAMMING — BCST11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING USING C — BCST21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Computer Programming — BCST11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Fundamentals of Programming Using C — CST3201 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu