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CLA – C Certified Associate Programmer
OpenEDG C++ Institute
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$325
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CLA validates the ability to write correct, efficient C programs using core techniques, the standard library, and preprocessor tools. This intermediate credential covers data structures, control flow, memory management, and modular design. There are no prerequisites; the proctored exam has 40 single- and multiple-select questions, runs 65 minutes and has a 70% passing score. Exam CLA-11-0x.
Declare and define variables, explaining the distinction between declarations and definitionsInitialize arrays and structures and put them to useApply auto, static and extern storage classesIdentify valid identifiers, keywords, constants and lexical tokensEvaluate expressions using arithmetic, relational, logical and bitwise operators with precedence and associativityApply implicit and explicit type conversionsDeclare, initialize and dereference pointers and apply pointer arithmeticUse arrays and pointers interchangeablyAnalyze memory layout, storage duration, scope, linkage and variable lifetimeGuide program flow with if, else and switch statements and while, do-while and for loopsUse break, continue and goto to alter loop executionDefine and invoke functions using parameters, return values and pass-by-pointer semanticsApply preprocessor directives, macro definitions and conditional compilationPerform basic file input and output with fopen, fclose, fscanf and fprintfFormat output with printf and format specifiers