C Language
C is extremely popular General purpose and structured programing language which is used to develop many system software such as Linux, Unix, windows, database , operating systems, compilers. C is called compiled language that means once you write your program then you must have to run it through C compiler.
C is the base of programing language if you have knowledge of C language then you can easily learn other programing language that uses concept of C.
History of C
In 1972, C language created by a great computer scientist Dennis Ritchie at the Bell laboratory. C programing language have all the features of ALGOL, BCPL and B programing language and many other new features that make it unique from other programing languages. C language derived from a B system programing language. In 1970, B language was introduced by Ken Thompson, a Bell Labs employee. The C language was designed to write system programs under Unix operating system.
Now, the early version of C language is known as K&R (Kernighan and Ritchie) C. The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) developed a standard version of the language. It provide many new features.
Characteristics of C language
- Convenient Language
- Well Structured Language
- Machine independence
- Modularity
- Case Sensitivity
- Hardware Control
- Fast Code Generation
- Small Size
- Extensive use of function call
- it has high level constructs.
- it can handle low level activities.
- it provide efficient programs.
- it can be compiled on a variety of computers.
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