CST 334 Week 1

This week I spent much of my time learning about the C programming language. I found that C and Java share similar syntax for control statements (for loops and while loops). Other than that, one of the big differences with C is pointers. C is pass by value so functions work on copies of data unless given a pointer to the data. The programming assignment this week exposed me to problems dealing with pointers and also arrays in C. 

The reading material this week introduced me to operating systems and what they do. Operating systems manage a computer’s hardware resources and abstract complex processes for user programs. This ensures that programs use the operating system’s libraries to accomplish tasks without directly accessing hardware. Additionally, this week's material also retaught me how to convert numeric values between different bases.

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