G H RAISONI COLLEGE OF ARTS COMMERS
AND SCIENCE WAGHOLI
C
LANGUAGE
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Introduction to
C Language
C is a powerful and versatile programming language that has been
widely used for decades. It was developed in the early 1970s at Bell
Labs and has since become a fundamental language for system
programming, software development, and more.
History and
Background
1972
1
C was developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs
as a successor to the B programming language.
1978
2
The first edition of the C Programming Language
book by Kernighan and Ritchie was published,
establishing C as a standard.
3 1989
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
published the first standard for the C programming
language, known as ANSI C or C89.
Fundamental of C
SyntaxProgramming
and Structure
C has a straightforward syntax with a focus on Memory Management
simplicity and efficiency, making it easier to learn C provides low-level control over memory allocation
and use. and manipulation, allowing developers to optimize
performance and resource usage.
Pointer and Addressing Modularity and Reusability
C's use of pointers and direct memory addressing C's modular design and support for libraries and
gives programmers a high degree of control over functions facilitate code reuse and promote
data structures and algorithms. software development efficiency.
Data Type and
Variable
Pri itive Data Type Variable Declaratio Modifi er a d Qualifi er
C supports a variety of primitive Variables in C must be explicitly C provides modifiers and
data types, including integers, declared with a data type, allowing qualifiers, such as signed,
floating- point numbers, for strong type checking and unsigned, and const, to further
characters, and Booleans. efficient memory usage. specify the properties of data
types and variables.
Operator and
Expressions
1 Arithmetic Logical a d
Operator Bitwi e Operator
C supports a wide range C provides logical
of arithmetic operators, operators for Boolean
including addition, operations, as well as
subtraction, bitwise operators for
multiplication, division, manipulating individual
and modulus. bits within a data type.
3 Assignment and 4 Precedence and
Compound Associativity
Operator C has well-defined rules
C allows for both simple for the order of operations
assignment and and associativity of its
compound assignment operators, ensuring
operators, such as +=, - predictable expression
=, *=, and /=. evaluation.
Control
Structure
Conditional Statement
1 C provides if-else statements and switch statements
for making decisions based on conditions.
Looping Construct
C offers several looping constructs, such as while,
2
do- while, and for loops, for repetitive execution
of code.
Jump Statements
C includes jump statements like break, continue, and
3
goto to provide more control over the flow of
execution.
Function and
Module
Function Defi ntion
C allows the creation of reusable functions with parameters,
return values, and variable scopes.
Modularity
C supports the concept of modules, where related functions and
data can be organized into libraries for better code organization
and reuse.
Recursion
C functions can call themselves, enabling the
implementation of recursive algorithms for solving complex
problems.
Feature of C
Language
Low-Level to memory
C providesand hardware,
direct acces
Access allowing for optimized
s system-
level programming.
C code can be compiled and
Portabilit run
y on a wide range of platforms
and operating systems. C is
Performanc known for its efficiency and
speed, making it a popular
e
choice for performance-critical
applications.
C's simplicity and versatility
enable its use in a variety of
Flexibilit
y domains, from system
programming to game
development.
Career
Opportunities
System Programming Embedded System Software Engineering
C is widely used in the development C's efficiency and direct hardware C's foundational role in computer
of operating systems, device access make it a preferred science and software
drivers, and other low-level language for programming development makes it a valuable
software components. embedded systems, such as in IoT skill for a wide range of software
devices and microcontrollers. engineering roles.
Building with a C
language
Mobile App Game and
C is often used as a Graphic
foundation for building C's low-level control and
mobile apps, particularly in performance make it a
the Android ecosystem, popular choice for game
where it is used in development and
conjunction with Java and graphics- intensive
Kotlin. applications.
System Tool Scientifi c
C is commonly used to Computing
create system utilities, C's efficiency and ability to
compilers, and other interface with low-level
performance-critical hardware make it a
software that requires direct valuable tool for scientific
hardware access. computing
and data analysis.
