We consider the following quadratic and quartic functional equations: f (root xx* + yy*) = f(x) + f(y), f (root xx* + yy*) + f(root vertical bar xx* - yy*vertical bar) = 2f(x) + 2f(y) in C*-algebras. We also prove the stability of these functional equations in beta-normed spaces by using the Banach fixed point theorem and a direct method.