• Basic Definitions
  • What is an identifier?
  • What is are the rule (syntax) for declaring an identifier?
  • What are the local conventions for declaring an identifier?
  • What is the difference between syntax and convention?
  • What is a variable?
  • What is a constant?
  • What is a named constant?
• Data types
  • What are the simple data types you know?
  • What are the operations on these data types?
  • What are the ranges for these data types?
  • What are the complex data types you know?
  • What are the operations on these data types?
  • What is a preprocessor directive?
  • What preprocessor directive must you use to employ these complex data types?
• Flow of control
  • Give the syntax for the control structures you know.
  • Give the flow of control for each.
  • Give an example of usage for each.
• Functions
  • What is a function?
  • What is a function prototype?
  • What is a function invocation or call?
  • What is a function declaration?
  • What is a formal parameter?
  • What is an actual parameter or argument?
  • What is pass by value, or a value parameter?
  • What is pass by reference or a reference parameter?
• Design
  • What is top down (functional decomposition) design?
  • What is bottom up (object oriented) design?
  • Describe the waterfall software design method.
• Implementation
  • What is a text editor?
  • What is a compiler?
  • Describe the compilation process, name functions and input/output files