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History, Uses and Basics of  C Language Computer Programming 

The C programming language is a structure oriented programming language, developed at Bell Laboratories in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie.

C Programming  language features were derived from an earlier language  called “B” (Basic Combined Programming Language –BCPL)

Dennis Ritchie

C Languagewas invented for implementing UNIX operating system.

 In 1978, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan published the first edition “The C Programming Language” and commonly known as K&R C.

In 1983, theAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI) established a committee to provide a modern, comprehensive difinition of C. The resulting definition, the ANSI standard, or “ANSI C”, was completed late 1988.

Features of C:

C Language is one of the powerful language . Below are some of the features of C language.

• Reliability
• Portability
• Flexibility
• Interactivity
• Modularity
• Efficiency and Effectiveness

Uses of C:

The C programming language is used for developing system applications that forms a major portion of operating systems as Windows, UNIX and Linux.

Below are some examples of C being used.

• Database systems
• Graphics packages
• Word processors
• Spreadsheets
• Operating system Development
• Compilers and Assemblers
• Network Drivers