Structure of a C Program Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the basic structure and syntax of a C program based on the lecture notes.

Preprocessor directives

Instructions that start with a pound sign ($#$) and tell the compiler to include library files in the program.

#include

A specific preprocessor directive used to include the standard input-output library files.

$$main()$$

The start of the executable part of a C program.

Local Declarations

Statements of the different data objects, such as $int\,x;$, that will be needed during the execution of a program.

Statements

The executable part of your program.

$$printf()$$

An output function that came from $<stdio.h>$ used to output data onto the screen of the computer.

$$scanf()$$

An input function from $<stdio.h>$ used to input data from the keyboard.

&

The address-of operator used in the input list of a $scanf()$ function.

$$$$

The placeholder used for a $char$ data type.

$$$$

The placeholder used for an $int$ data type.

$$$$

The placeholder used for a $float$ data type.

$$$$

The placeholder used for a $double$ data type.

Comments

Used for internal program documentation to explain the purpose of the program or specific lines of code to the user.

$$/*\,*/$$

The syntax used for block comments in C.

$$//$$

The syntax used for line comments in C.