Introduction To C

C supports procedural oriented programming language.

C follows the top-down approach.

C is known as mother language because it is the base for other programming languages.

C is a procedural programming language. It was developed by Dennis Ritchie between 1969 and 1973.

C is a high-level structured oriented programming language.

C Language is developed for creating system applications.

C is called as middle -level language, as it supports both high and low level language features.

History of C

C programming language was developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at bell laboratories of AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph) located in U.S.A.

Dennis Ritchie is known as the founder of c language.

C language was developed to be used in  UNIX operating system.

Application of C Programming Language

·         C programming language is used to design the system software like operating system and Compiler.

·         C programming language can be used to design Network Devices

·         It is used to develop application software like database and spread sheets.

·         To evaluate any kind of mathematical equation use c language.

·         It can be used to design the compilers.

·         It is used to develop Graphical related application like computer and mobile games.

 Features of C Programming Language

·         It is  simple language so that it is very easy to understand 

·         C is a robust or strongest language with a rich set of predefined functions and operators.

·         C is a compiler based programming language that means without compilation C program cannot be executed. First we need compiler to compile our program and then execute

·         C is portable programming language because When we write and compile any C program on window operating system that program easily run on other window based system

·         C is platform dependent programming language because the program is executed in the same operating system where that was developed and compiled but not run and execute on other operating system. 

·         Programs written in C languages are powerful, efficient and fast.

·         C is highly portable because programs once written in C can be run on other machines.

·         C is easily extensible.