Subrata Saha is presently working as Head of the Department of Computer Applications at Techno India Hooghly, West Bengal. He has more than seventeen years of teaching experience in the subjects of C, C++, Java and data structures. He obtained his MTech degree in Software Engineering from West Bengal University of Technology. His areas of interest include object oriented languages, image processing and cryptography. Subhodip Mukherjee is currently Head of the Department of Computer Applications, Techno India College of Technology, West Bengal, and has more than seventeen years of teaching experience. He has completed his MTech in Software Engineering from National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Kolkata. His areas of interest include object oriented languages, software engineering, computer architecture and database management systems.

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Fundamentals of Computer: 1. Computer history, classification and basic anatomy; 2. Introduction to number system and logic gates; 3. Introduction to system software and operating systems; 4. Algorithms and flow chart; Part II. Programming in 'C': 5. Introduction to C; 6. Constants, variables and data types; 7. Operators and expressions; 8. Input and output statement; 9. Branching statement; 10. Loop statements; 11. Array; 12. String handling; 13. Function; 14. Pointer; 15. Structure; 16. File; 17. Bitwise operators; 18. Preprocessors; 19. Linked list; Appendix 1. Common questions and answers; Appendix 2. ASCII character; Appendix 3. Some useful library functions; Part III. Technical Questions for Interview; Index.

'Excellent book for introductory topics as it provides information at the right dosage. Explanations are good and complement areas where other text books have failed to explain.' Ranveer Matharu, University of Nottingham