C programming language:-

C Programming language was developed in 1972 in AT&T BELL LABORATORIES USA . It was developedby DENNIS RITCHIE. Initially, it was developed to overcome the problem of previous language such as B,BCPL,etc.

 Characteristics of C :-

  • C is a structured programming language which helps in development of system softwares.
  • C provide a feature of pointer arithmetic and manipulation.
  • C supports  Extensive use of function calls as well as low level (bit-wise) programming.
  • It supports the features of dynamic memory allocation.
  • C is a compiled language .
  • C encourage the user to write their own library functions so that they can extend the features of language .
  • C has a varity of data type and powerful operators.
  • C also provides a portability facility that means we can transfer the program to a different computer with a minimum modification.