Overview of C
Overview of C
C is a computer programming language developed in 1972 by Dennis M. Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories to develop the UNIX Operating System. C is a simple and structure oriented programming language.
C is also called mother Language of all programming Language. It is the most widely use computer programming language, This language is used for develop system software and Operating System. All other programming languages were derived directly or indirectly from C programming concepts.
In the year 1988 'C' programming language standardized by ANSI (American national standard institute), that version is called ANSI-C. In the year of 2000 'C' programming Language standardized by 'ISO' that version is called C-99
Where we use C Language
C Language is mainly used for;
- Design Operating system
- Design Language Compiler
- Design Database
- Language Interpreters
- Utilities
- Network Drivers
- Assemblers