What is C ?

Jainesh 04:29 No comments
C is a high level language(HLL),which was developed by an American computer scientist Dennis M. Ritchie (Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie) in 1972. C is a most widely used programming language for developing both system and application software. C was firstly invented for writing an operating system called UNIX.

Overview of C-

  • C is a structured programming language in which the programs are written in a series of statements.

  • Statements are executed in the same sequence in which they are written in the program.

  • Every statement must  end with a semicolon (;) .

  • The programs written in C can vary from a very few lines to a millions of lines. 

  • The programs in C are in text files with a .c extension.

  • We can use any text editor to write our code as per our convenience.

  • There are no rules for where to write our code,it is free form language.

Advantages of using C-

  • C is the basic building block of many HLL languages.

  • It interacts with the system very fast ,almost as fast as assembly language.

  • It is easy to code and understand because of its variety of data-types and operators.

  • Once you had a good command on C ,you can easily understand other computer languages.

  • Most of the operating systems like LINUX,UNIX,Windows are still written in C.

It was some basic description about C. In our next tutorial we will learn about the basic requirements for using C on our system.

Next tutorial:C- Environment Setup >>

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