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C Language

C is a general-purpose programming language created in the 1970s, known for its efficiency and simplicity, making it ideal for system software and embedded programming. It has a wide range of applications, including operating systems, graphical user interfaces, and cloud computing, but also has limitations such as insufficient data abstraction and lack of error handling features. Despite its drawbacks, C remains a foundational language for many modern programming languages and complex software applications.

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C Language

C is a general-purpose programming language created in the 1970s, known for its efficiency and simplicity, making it ideal for system software and embedded programming. It has a wide range of applications, including operating systems, graphical user interfaces, and cloud computing, but also has limitations such as insufficient data abstraction and lack of error handling features. Despite its drawbacks, C remains a foundational language for many modern programming languages and complex software applications.

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Presented by Manish Kumar Shukla


Registration No. 22BCY10065
Computer Science ( Cyber Security )
Introduction
• C is a general-purpose computer programming language.
• It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie. Dennis Ritchie
• C is an imperative procedural language supporting structured
programming, lexical variable scope, and recursion, with a static type
system.
• It has found lasting use in operating systems, device drivers, protocol
stacks, though decreasingly for application software.
• C is commonly used on computer architectures that range from the
largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and
embedded systems.
Features of C Language
• Simple and Efficient, basic syntax style of implementing C language is
very simple and easy to learn.
• The programs written in C compile and execute much faster than those
written in other languages.
• C is the preferred language for building a strong programming
foundation.
• C supports functions which enables easy maintainability of code.
• It is used in embedded programming.
Uses of C Language
‘C’ has a wide range of real-world applications, including the following:
• Databases and computer operating systems.
• Applications using graphical user interfaces.
• Development of video games.
• Embedded systems are systems that are integrated into a larger
system.
• Cloud computing and distributed systems.
• Computational and graphical methods.
Applications of C Language
The development of system software and
desktop applications is mostly accomplished via
the use of C programming. The following are
some examples of C programming applications.
• Operating Systems:- The first operating system, UNIX, was constructed using ‘c’
language.
• GUI (Graphical User Interface):- Adobe Photoshop has been one of the most
widely used picture editors. It was created entirely with the aid of the C
programming language.
• Embedded Systems:- As it is directly related to the machine hardware, C
programming is often regarded as the best choice for scripting programs and
drivers for embedded systems
Why C is better?
• C language is a building block for many other currently known
languages.
• C language has variety of data types and powerful operators. Due to this,
programs written in C language are efficient, fast and easy to
understand.
• C language is a building block for many other currently known
languages. C language has variety of data types and powerful operators.
Due to this, programs written in C language are efficient, fast and easy to
understand.
Limitations Of C Language
Everything comes with some limitations,
some limitations of c language are given
below:-
• C programming has an insufficient level for data abstraction, i.e., does
not have very large data handling capacity.
• C Language does not allow the user to detect the errors with the help of
exception handling features.
• The constructor and destructors concept is not supported by the C
language.
• It is less secure when compared to other programming languages.
• It does not exhibit namespace property.
CONCLUSION
• C is an overall programming language that is immensely popular
because it is easy to learn and use while being basic and adaptable.
• C and C++ is a machine-independent high-level programming language
and is frequently employed in developing various software
applications, operating systems (such as Windows)
• Many other complex programs such as the Oracle database and the Git
repository, the Python interpreter, are made usung C programming
language.

“It is claimed that the gods created the


computer language ‘C.’ C is sometimes
referred to as the “foundation language” of
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