Formal and Actual arguments — Study Resources & PYQs
Distinction and use of formal and actual arguments when passing data to functions.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Compilation Process of C Programs - GeeksforGeeks (Article) — Walks through all four stages with the actual intermediate files shown: preprocessing to .i, compiling to .s (assembly), assembling to .o (object code), and linking to the executable. This is exactly…
- C Input Output and Console Functions - Programiz (Article) — Covers the formatted (printf, scanf) and unformatted (getchar, putchar, gets, puts) console functions your syllabus splits out separately.
- Parameter Passing Techniques in C (GeeksforGeeks) (Article) — Explains how arguments are passed to functions in C and clarifies that C only truly supports call-by-value (call-by-reference is simulated using pointers).
Taught in these subjects
- COMPUTER PROGRAMMING — CST3101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING USING C — CST3201 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- COMPUTER PROGRAMMING — CST3101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu