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C Introduction

C is a general-purpose programming language developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. It is commonly used to create operating systems, compilers, and network drivers. Some notable software created with C include Linux, PHP, and MySQL. C was originally developed to create the UNIX operating system. Prior languages included CPL, BCPL, B, and Traditional C, leading to the development of K&R C, ANSI C, and later standards. C remains widely used today for systems programming due to its low-level capabilities and portability across platforms.

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C Introduction

C is a general-purpose programming language developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. It is commonly used to create operating systems, compilers, and network drivers. Some notable software created with C include Linux, PHP, and MySQL. C was originally developed to create the UNIX operating system. Prior languages included CPL, BCPL, B, and Traditional C, leading to the development of K&R C, ANSI C, and later standards. C remains widely used today for systems programming due to its low-level capabilities and portability across platforms.

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C Programming Language

Introduction

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What is C Language?

C is a general-purpose computer programming


language.

C is also said to be structures programming language


or function oriented programming language.

C is a High level programming language.

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Why do we use C?

C language is used to create applications or


software.

Initially, C was developed to create an operating


system called UNIX.

The popular software like Linux OS, PHP & MySQL


are created using C language.
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Why do we use C?

Generally C Language is used to create the


following…
Operating Systems
Language Compilers
Assemblers
Interpreters
Text Editors
Network Drivers
Databases 3
History of C Language?
C Language was developed by Dennis Ritchie in the
year of 1972.
Born – September 9, 1941
Profession – Computer Scientist
Place – Bell Labs, US
Known As – Father of C & UNIX
Awards – Turing Award(1983)
National Medal of Technology(1998)
IEEE Medal(1990)
Computer Pioneer Award(1994)
Computer History Museum Fellow(1997) Dennis Ritchie
Harold Pender Award(2003)
Died – October 12, 2011
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History of C Language?
Let’s see the programming languages that were developed before C
language…

CPL – Common Programming Language invented by


Martin Richards in 1960’s
BCPL – Basic Combined Programming Language by
Martin Richards in 1966 Ken Thompson
B Language – by Ken Thompson & Dennis Ritchie in
1969
Traditional C – by Dennis Ritchie in 1972
K&R C – by Kernighan & Dennis Ritchie in 1978
ANSI C – by ANSI Committee in 1989 Dennis Ritchie
ANSI/ISO C – by ISO Committee in 1990
C99 – by Standardization Committee in 1999
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