Title :
Hardware platforms for teaching C, to engineering technology students
Author :
McRee, John Z. ; Walworth, Maurice
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The authors examine how the C language can be taught using the different hardware platforms that are presently available in current technology programs. It is noted that it is easy to recognize the need for a new language, but it is often difficult to implement a new language if current hardware does not support the language. The cost of new equipment should not be a factor in adding C language to an engineering technology program. Since C is a highly portable language, it is generally possible to adapt current hardware to teaching C with only a few limitations
Keywords :
C language; computer science education; engineering computing; software portability; teaching; C language; engineering technology students; hardware platforms; portable language; teaching; Assembly systems; Computer languages; Costs; Education; Engineering students; Hardware; History; Natural languages; Operating systems; Programming profession;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1991. Twenty-First Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education in a New World Order.' Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
West Lafayette, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0222-2
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1991.187593