C Language / Introduction to C Language

Developed By Dennis Ritchie In 1972.
Developed Place Bell Labs
Language Type Robust Language
Orientation Procedure & Structure Oriented Language.
Level Language Low Level
Close To Machine Or User Close To Machine Language
Portable Highly Portable
Program / Executable / Object File Generator Compilers
File Format for saving and running .C
Operating Systems Supported Various
Used For Software Development

Evolution of C language
Language Year
Algol 1960
BPCL 1964
B 1970
C 1972
K&R C 1978
ANSI C 1989
ANSI C / ISO 1990

Applications of C language
It is used in the Development of
1. Embedded systems applications.
2. System applications.
3. Desktop applications.
4. Browsers and their extensions.
5. Operating Systems
6. Text Editors
7. Print Spoolers
8. Network Drivers
9. Databases. (Example MySQL)
10. Interpreters, Compilers and Assemblers.
11. IOT applications.


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