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 MCS-011 Solved Assignment 2023-2024 (July-January)

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Course Code MCS-011

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Course Title Problem Solving and Programming

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Assignment Number BCA (II)/011/Assignment/2023-24

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Maximum Marks 100

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Weightage 25%

31st October, 2023 (For July Session)

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Last Date of Submission
30 th April, 2024 (For January Session)

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Note: There are seven questions in this assignment, which carry 80 marks. Rest 20 marks are for viva-voce. Answer all the questions. You may use

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illustrations and diagrams to enhance the explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for

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Q 1. Write an algorithm, draw corresponding flow chart and write an interactive program which prompts the user with the following options on the
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opening menu:

1) To accept two integers and check whether they are equal or not
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2) To check whether a given number is even or odd

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3) To check whether a given number is a positive number or a negative number

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4) Quit Enter your choice:

Note: Use SWITCH..CASE statement.

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Q2. Write the functions in C for the following:

(a) To find the square of any number.

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(b) To find the absolute difference between two integers.

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(c) To convert a decimal number to its equivalent binary number.

(d) To find the largest element in a given array of n elements.

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Q3. Write an interactive program using recursion for each of the following:

(a) To count the digits of a given number.

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(b) To reverse a string

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(c) To find the least-common-multiple of two numbers.

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Q4. Write interactive C programs to perform the following on strings:
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(a) To find the length of a given string without using the string library functions.

(b) To compare two strings without using string library functions.

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(c)To count the total number of vowels and consonants in a string and display the counts separately.
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Q5. Write an interactive C program to insert new elements in the unsorted array.
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Q6. Using Structures in C, write an interactive program to display the mark-sheet and grade card for 10 students for a MOOC course.
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Note: Assumptions can be made wherever necessary and mention them.

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(a) To find the number of lines in a text file.

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(b) To delete specific line from a text file.

(c) To copy a file to another folder with a different file-name.

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Q 1. Write an algorithm, draw corresponding flow chart and write an interactive program which prompts the user with the following options on the
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1) To accept two integers and check whether they are equal or not

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2) To check whether a given number is even or odd

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3) To check whether a given number is a positive number or a negative number
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4) Quit

Enter your choice:

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Note: Use SWITCH..CASE statement.

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Solution:

Algorithm:
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Display main menu:

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1. Check if two integers are equal

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2. Check if a number is even or odd

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4. Quit

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Enter your choice:

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Get user input choice

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Switch (choice) {

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Case 1:

Prompt user to enter two integers

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num1 = first integer

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num2 = second integer

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If num1 == num2

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Then print "The two numbers are equal"

Else
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Print "The two numbers are not equal"
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EndIf
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Case 2:
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Prompt user to enter a number

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num = the input number

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If num % 2 == 0

Then print "The number is even"

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Print "The number is odd"

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EndIf

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Case 3:

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Prompt user to enter a number

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num = the input number

If num > 0

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Then print "The number is positive"

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Else

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Print "The number is negative"

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EndIf

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Exit the program
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Default:
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Print "Invalid option"

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}
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Repeat entire process again

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Flowchart:
 Start

Switch Conditional
Expression
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Print "num1 and
num2 are equal"

Case 1: If
If two integers True Read num1, num2 num1==num2
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No
Print "num1 and
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False

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Yes Print "num is Even"

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Case 2: If If

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a number is even True Read num num%2==0
or odd

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Case 3: If a
number is positive True Read num If num > 0 Print "num is
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or negative Negative"
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No If num < 0
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False
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No Print "num is Zero"

Print "Exit the

Case 4: Quit True
Program"

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Print "Invalid
Default True
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#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {

int choice, num1, num2, num;

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do {

// Display the menu

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printf("\n *************** Menu *************** \n");

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printf("\n 1. Check for equality of two integers\n");

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printf(" 2. Check for even or odd number\n");

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printf(" 3. Check for positive or negative number\n");

printf(" 4. Quit\n");
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printf("\n Enter your choice: ");
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scanf("%d", &choice);
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// Execute the corresponding function based on the user's choice

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switch(choice) {
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case 1:
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// Accept two integers

printf("\n Enter two integers: ");

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// Check if the integers are equal

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if(num1 == num2) {

printf("\n The two integers are equal\n");

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} else {

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printf("\n The two integers are not equal\n");

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break;

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// Accept a number

printf("\n Enter a number: ");

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scanf("%d", &num);
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// Check if the number is even or odd

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if(num % 2 == 0) {
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printf("\n The number is even\n");

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} else {
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printf("\n The number is odd\n");

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// Accept a number

printf("\nEnter a number: ");

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scanf("%d", &num);

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// Check if the number is positive or negative

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if(num > 0) {

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printf("\n The number is positive\n");

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} else if(num < 0) {

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printf("\n The number is negative\n");

} else {
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printf("\n The number is zero\n");
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break;
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case 4:
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// Exit the program

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printf("\n Exiting the program...\n");

return 0;
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printf("\n Invalid choice. Please try again.\n");

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}

} while(1);

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return 0;

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Q2. Write the functions in C for the following:

(a) To find the square of any number.

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(b) To find the absolute difference between two integers.

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(c) To convert a decimal number to its equivalent binary number.

(d) To find the largest element in a given array of n elements.

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Solution:

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(a) C Program to find the square of any number:

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#include <stdio.h>

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int square(int num) {

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return num * num;

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int main() {

int num;
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printf("\n Enter a number: ");

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scanf("%d", &num);

printf("\n The square of %d is %d\n", num, square(num));

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return 0;
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}
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(b) C Program to find the absolute difference between two integers:

#include <stdio.h>

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#include <stdlib.h> // for abs() function

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int absoluteDifference(int num1, int num2) {

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return abs(num1 - num2);

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int main() {

int num1, num2;

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printf("\n Enter two numbers: ");

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scanf("%d %d", &num1, &num2);

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printf("\n The absolute difference between %d and %d is %d\n", num1, num2, absoluteDifference(num1, num2));

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}
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(c) C Program to convert a decimal number to its equivalent binary number:

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#include <stdio.h>

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void decimalToBinary(int num) {

int binary[32], i = 0;

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while(num > 0) {
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binary[i] = num % 2;

num = num / 2;
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i++;
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printf("\n The binary equivalent is: ");

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for(int j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {

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printf("%d", binary[j]);
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printf("\n");

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}

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int main() {

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int num;

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printf("\n Enter a decimal number: ");

scanf("%d", &num);

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decimalToBinary(num);

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return 0;

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}

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(d) C Program to find the largest element in a given array of n elements:

#include <stdio.h>

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int largestElement(int arr[], int n) {

int max = arr[0];

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for(int i = 1; i < n; i++) {

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if(arr[i] > max) {

max = arr[i];

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}

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}

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return max;

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} rn
int main() {
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int n;

printf("\n Enter the size of the array: ");

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scanf("%d", &n);
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int arr[n];
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printf("\n Enter %d elements in the array: ", n);

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for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) {

scanf("%d", &arr[i]);
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printf("\n The largest element in the array is %d\n", largestElement(arr, n));

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return 0;

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}

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Q3. Write an interactive program using recursion for each of the following:
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(a) To count the digits of a given number.

(b) To reverse a string

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(c) To find the least-common-multiple of two numbers.

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(a) C Program to count the digits of a given number:

#include <stdio.h>

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int countDigits(int num) {

// base case

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if(num == 0) {

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return 0;

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// recursive case

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return 1 + countDigits(num / 10);

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}

int main() {
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int num;
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printf("\n Enter a number: ");

scanf("%d", &num);
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printf("\n The number of digits in %d is %d\n", num, countDigits(num));

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return 0;
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}
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(b) C Program to reverse a string:

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#include <stdio.h>

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#include <string.h>

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void reverseString(char str[], int start, int end) {
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// base case

if(start >= end) {

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return;
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}
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// recursive case

char temp = str[start];

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str[start] = str[end];
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str[end] = temp;
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int main() {

char str[100];

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printf("\n Enter a string: ");

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scanf("%s", str);

// call the reverseString function

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reverseString(str, 0, strlen(str)-1);

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printf("\n The reversed string is: %s\n", str);

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return 0;

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} rn
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(c) C Program to find the least-common-multiple of two numbers:

#include <stdio.h>

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int gcd(int num1, int num2) {

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if(num2 == 0) {

return num1;

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} else {

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return gcd(num2, num1 % num2);

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}

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int lcm(int num1, int num2) {

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return (num1 * num2) / gcd(num1, num2);

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int main() {
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int num1, num2;

printf("\n Enter two numbers: ");

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scanf("%d %d", &num1, &num2);

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printf("\n The least common multiple of %d and %d is %d\n", num1, num2, lcm(num1, num2));
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return 0;
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}
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Q4. Write interactive C programs to perform the following on strings:

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(a) To find the length of a given string without using the string library functions.

(b) To compare two strings without using string library functions.

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(c) To count the total number of vowels and consonants in a string and display the counts separately.

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(a) C Program to find the length of a given string without using the string library functions:
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#include <stdio.h>
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int main() {
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char str[100];
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int length = 0, i;
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// Get input from user for a string

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scanf("%s", str);

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// Calculate the length of the string

for(i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++) {

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length++;

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}

// Print the length of the string

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printf("\n Length of the string: %d\n", length);

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return 0;

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} rn
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(b) C Program to compare two strings without using string library functions:

#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {

char str1[100], str2[100];

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int i, flag = 0;

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// Get input from user for first string

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printf("\n Enter the first string: ");

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scanf("%s", str1);

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// Get input from user for second string

printf("\n Enter the second string: ");

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scanf("%s", str2);
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// Compare the two strings character by character

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for(i = 0; str1[i] != '\0' || str2[i] != '\0'; i++) {

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if(str1[i] != str2[i]) {
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flag = 1;
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break;

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// Print the result of comparison

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if(flag == 0) {

printf("\n The two strings are equal.\n");

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printf("\n The two strings are not equal.\n");

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return 0;

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}

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(c) C Program to count the total number of vowels and consonants in a string and display the counts separately:

#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {

char str[100];

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int i, vowels = 0, consonants = 0;

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// Get input from user for a string

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printf("\n Enter a string: ");

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scanf("%s", str);

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// Count the number of vowels and consonants in the string

for(i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++) {

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if(str[i] == 'a' || str[i] == 'e' || str[i] == 'i' || str[i] == 'o' || str[i] == 'u' ||
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str[i] == 'A' || str[i] == 'E' || str[i] == 'I' || str[i] == 'O' || str[i] == 'U') {

vowels++;
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} else if((str[i] >= 'a' && str[i] <= 'z') || (str[i] >= 'A' && str[i] <= 'Z')) {
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consonants++;
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}
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}
 // Print the counts of vowels and consonants in the string

printf("\n Number of vowels in the string: %d\n", vowels);

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printf("\n Number of consonants in the string: %d\n", consonants);

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return 0;

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}

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Q5. Write an interactive C program to insert new elements in the unsorted array.
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Solution:
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#include <stdio.h>
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// Function to print the elements of an array

void print_array(int arr[], int size) {

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printf("\n Array elements: ");

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for(i = 0; i < size; i++) {

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printf("%d ", arr[i]);

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}

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printf("\n");

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}

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int main() {

int arr[100], size, i, element;

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// Get input from user for the size of the array

printf("\n Enter the size of the array: ");

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scanf("%d", &size);
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// Get input from user for the elements of the array

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printf("\n Enter the elements of the array: ");

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scanf("%d", &arr[i]);

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// Print the original array

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printf("\n Original array:\n");

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print_array(arr, size);

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// Get input from user for the new element to be inserted

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printf("\n\n Enter the new element to be inserted: ");

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scanf("%d", &element);

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// Insert the new element at the end of the array
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arr[size] = element;
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size++;
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// Print the updated array

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printf("\n Updated array:\n");

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print_array(arr, size);
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return 0;
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Q6. Using Structures in C, write an interactive program to display the mark-sheet and grade card for 10 students for a MOOC course.
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Note: Assumptions can be made wherever necessary and mention them.

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#include <stdio.h>
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struct student {
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char name[50];
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int id;
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char grade;

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};

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int main() {

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int i;

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for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

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printf("\n Enter the details for student %d:\n", i+1);

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printf("\n Name: ");

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scanf("%s", s[i].name);

printf("\n ID: ");

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scanf("%d", &s[i].id);
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printf("\n Marks: ");

scanf("%f", &s[i].marks);
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if(s[i].marks >= 90) {

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s[i].grade = 'A';
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} else if(s[i].marks >= 80) {

s[i].grade = 'B';
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s[i].grade = 'C';

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} else if(s[i].marks >= 60) {

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s[i].grade = 'D';

} else if(s[i].marks >= 50) {

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s[i].grade = 'E';

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} else {

s[i].grade = 'F';

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}

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}

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printf("\n\n Mark-sheet and Grade Card for MOOC Course\n\n");

printf("--------------------------------------------------\n");
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printf("| %-15s | %-10s | %-5s |\n", "Name", "ID", "Marks");
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printf("--------------------------------------------------\n");
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for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

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printf("| %-15s | %-10d | %-5.2f |\n", s[i].name, s[i].id, s[i].marks);

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}
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printf("--------------------------------------------------\n\n");
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printf("--------------------------------------------------\n");

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printf("| %-15s | %-10s |\n", "Name", "Grade");

printf("--------------------------------------------------\n");

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for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

printf("| %-15s | %-10c |\n", s[i].name, s[i].grade);

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}

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printf("--------------------------------------------------\n");

return 0;
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}
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Q7. Using File Handling concept in C programming, write the C programs for the following:
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(a) To find the number of lines in a text file.

(b) To delete specific line from a text file.

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(a) C Program to find the number of lines in a text file:

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#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {

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FILE *fp;

char ch;

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int lines = 0;

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fp = fopen("example.txt", "r");

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if(fp == NULL) {
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printf("\n File does not exist.");
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return 0;

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while((ch = getc(fp)) != EOF) {

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if(ch == '\n') {
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lines++;

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printf("\n Number of lines in the file: %d", lines);

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fclose(fp);

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return 0;

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}

Note: Replace "example.txt" with the name of the file you want to count the lines for.

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(b) C Program to delete specific line from a text file:

#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {

FILE *fp, *temp;

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char ch;

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int line_no = 3, curr_line = 0;

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fp = fopen("example.txt", "r");

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temp = fopen("temp.txt", "w");

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if(fp == NULL) {

printf("\n File does not exist.");

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return 0;
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}
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while((ch = getc(fp)) != EOF) {

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if(ch == '\n') {
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curr_line++;
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if(curr_line != line_no) {
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}

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fclose(fp);

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fclose(temp);

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remove("example.txt");

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rename("temp.txt", "example.txt");

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printf("\n Line number %d has been deleted.", line_no);

return 0;
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}
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Note: Replace "example.txt" with the name of the file you want to delete the line from. Change the value of 'line_no' to the line number you want to
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(c) C Program to copy a file to another folder with a different file-name:

#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {

FILE *fp1, *fp2;

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char ch;

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char source_file[] = "example.txt";

char dest_file[] = "C:/Users/IGNOU/Desktop/new_example.txt";

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fp1 = fopen(source_file, "r");

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if(fp1 == NULL) {

printf("\n File does not exist.");

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return 0;
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}
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fp2 = fopen(dest_file, "w");

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if(fp2 == NULL) {
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printf("\n Cannot create file at the specified location.");

return 0;
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while((ch = getc(fp1)) != EOF) {

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putc(ch, fp2);

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fclose(fp1);

fclose(fp2);

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printf("\n File copied successfully.");

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return 0;

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