C is a general-purpose high level language that was originally developed by Dennis Ritchie for the Unix operating system. It was first implemented on the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-11 computer in 1972.
• Simple and Easy to learn
• Structured language
• It procedure oriented programing language
• It can handle low-level activities.
• It can be compiled on a different type of computers.
• It is platform depended language.
Facts about C
• UNIX operating system was written in C language
• C is a modified language of B which was introduced around 1970
• The language was formalized in 1988 by the American National Standard Institue (ANSI).
• Unix Os was almost written in C by 1973.
• Nowadays C is widely used System Programming Language.
• Most of the state of the art software have been implemented using C like google,adobe system,mozila,etc..
Why to use C ?
Applications of C Language:
• Operating Systems
• Text Editors
• Language Compilers
• Print Spoilers
• Language Interpreters
• Network Drivers
• Modern Programs
• Assemblers
• Utilities
• Data Bases
Program File
All the C programs are written into text files with extension ".c" for example "file_name.c". You can use "vi" or “turbo C” editor to write your C program into a file.
Compilers
When you write any program in C language then to run that program you need to compile that program using a C Compiler which converts your program into a language understandable by a computer. This is called machine language (ie. binary format). So before proceeding, make sure you have C Compiler available at your computer. It comes alongwith all flavors of Unix and Linux.
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