C - Basic Introduction
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.
- Easy to learn
- Structured language
- It produces efficient programs.
- It can handle low-level activities.
- It can be compiled on a variety of computers.
Facts about C
- C was invented to write an operating system called UNIX.
- C is a successor of B language which was introduced around 1970
- The language was formalized in 1988 by the American National Standard Institue (ANSI).
- By 1973 UNIX OS almost totally written in C.
- Today C is the most widely used System Programming Language.
- Most of the state of the art software have been implemented using C
Why to use C ?
C was initially used for system development work, in particular the programs that make-up the operating system. C was adoped as a system development language because it produces code that runs nearly as fast as code written in assembly language. Some examples of the use of C might be:- Operating Systems
- Language Compilers
- Assemblers
- Text Editors
- Print Spoolers
- Network Drivers
- Modern Programs
- Data Bases
- Language Interpreters
- Utilities
Worth to know about C language
• Oracle is written in c
• Core libraries of android are written in c
• MySQL is written in c
• Almost every device drivers is written in c
• Major part of the browser is written in c
• Unix operating system is developed in c
• C is the world's most popular programming language
• Core libraries of android are written in c
• MySQL is written in c
• Almost every device drivers is written in c
• Major part of the browser is written in c
• Unix operating system is developed in c
• C is the world's most popular programming language
For students :-
• C is important to build programming skills• C covers basic features of all programming language
• Campus recruitment process
• C is the most popular language for hardware dependent programming
C Program File
All the C programs are written into text files with extension ".c" for example hello.c. You can use "vi" editor to write your C program into a file.This tutorial assumes that you know how to edit a text file and how to write programming instructions inside a program file.
C 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 (i,e. binary format). So before proceeding, make sure you have C Compiler available at your computer. It comes along with all flavors of Unix and Linux.
If you are working over Unix or Linux then you can type gcc -v or cc -v and check the result. You can ask your system administrator or you can take help from anyone to identify an available C Compiler at your computer.
If you don't have C compiler installed at your computer then you can use below given link to download a GNU C Compiler and use it.codeblock - http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/2
turbo c++ - https://developerinsider.co/download-turbo-c-for-windows-7-8-8-1-and-windows-10-32-64-bit-full-screen/
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