C Programming Language

• C language was first developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell Labs.
• C is a high-level programming language.
• The most important features of C language are:
• Readability: Programs are easy to read.
• Maintainability: Programs are easy to maintain.
• Portability: Programs are easy to port across different computer platforms.
• Other features are:
• Modularity: Large programs breakdown into smaller modules.
• Case Sensitivity: Differentiates upper and lower case letters.
• Flexibility: Reserved words gives control to the programmer.
• Compactness: Precise use of reserved words.
• Extensibility: Programs can add new features at any time.