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Importence of C

C is a popular programming language due to its simplicity, clarity, and portability. It resembles English and uses common words as keywords, making programs easy to write and read. C compilers are widely available and quick, and errors are easily detected. C supports modularity through functions, recursive function calls to reduce code length, and memory management for efficiency. These features make C well-suited for system programming like operating systems.

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Importence of C

C is a popular programming language due to its simplicity, clarity, and portability. It resembles English and uses common words as keywords, making programs easy to write and read. C compilers are widely available and quick, and errors are easily detected. C supports modularity through functions, recursive function calls to reduce code length, and memory management for efficiency. These features make C well-suited for system programming like operating systems.

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Importance Of C:

C is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. C resembles general English
language. Therefore complex programs can be written in this language in a simple and easier
way. The following are importance of C:
1) Simplicity: C has the richest collection of inbuilt functions, keywords and data types. It
also resembles general English language. Moreover, it follows a structured approach so it
is easy to learn also.
2) Clarity: The keywords and library functions available in C resembles common English
words thus it helps to improve the clarity of the program.
3) Portability: By the term portable we mean computer independent. The programs made
in C can be made to run on different machines ranging from the smallest PCs through
mightiest supercomputers thus increasing the efficiency of the language.
4) Quicker Compilation: The C compiler is very quick i.e. the computations can be done
much faster than other languages like BASIC. In C, we can display the number 1 to
15000 in one second but it would take more than 50 seconds in BASIC language.
5) Easy Availability: The C compiler is easily available and they require very less disk
space for their storage. It is very easy to load Turbo C compiler in your computer.
6) Errors are easily detected: The syntax error can easily be detected by the C compiler.
When the programs, after typing in the editor are compiled by compiler, then errors (if
any) are immediately displayed on the screen pointing to the lines where they occur. Thus
they can be easily removed.
7) Modularity: The programs made in C can be easily divided into small modules with the
use of the functions. This feature helps to increase the understandability of the program.
8) Memory Management: The various memory management functions available in C help
to save memory and thus improve the efficiency of the program. These functions help to
reduce the amount of space required by the program. It also saves memory when
programs (specially in case of multiple file programs) are executed. Some common
memory memory management functions available in C are calloc(), malloc(), realloc().
9) Support for recursive function calls: C supports recursive function calls. It thus helps
to reduce the number of lines of code as user need not write the function definition again
and again. This features makes the code easier to remember. Recursive function are used
when functions can be represented in terms of previous values.
10) Used for system programming: Since this language contains bitwise operators and it
can also manipulate CPU registers, it can be easily used for developing operating systems
i.e. a part of system programming.

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