Introduction to C

Introduction:

C is a high-level programming language. C is a general-purpose, procedural and specific programming language.
It is the most popular and common programming language used by the most application developer. It was developed by Dennis Ritchie
and Brian Kernighan in 1972 at AT & T Bell Laboratory.

Characteristics of C Language:

There the various important characteristics of language. These are as follow:

• C is a structured programming language.
• It is general purpose programming language.
• Contains a rich set of operators.
• Supports a rich set of data types.
• Very less number of reserved words.
• Pointer arithmetic and pointer manipulation.
• No rigid format.
• In the development of System Software.
• In the development of device drivers .

Areas of application:

There is the wide range of application of C language in the development of system software as well as application software.

• Application in system software development -
  • Operating Systems
  • Interpreters
  • Compiler design
  • Assembler
  • Linkers
  • Loaders
  • UNIX OS is completely written in C
• Application in application software development-
  • Graphics packages
  • Database Management System
  • CAD/CAM applications
  • Office automation tools
  • Scientific & Engineering applications
• In the development of device drivers.

Target Audiances:

This learning series has been prepared for beginners and technical enthusiasts to help them understand the concepts of C language.