C

C is a general-purpose, procedural, high-level programming language used in the development of computer software and applications, system programming, games, and more.

• C language was developed by Dennis M. Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1972.
• It is a powerful and flexible language which was first developed for the programming of the UNIX operating System.
• C is one of the most widely used programming languages.
• C programming language — often referred to as the “mother of all programming languages”
• C is known for its simplicity of expression, compactness of code, and wide range of applicability.

C Syntax

We created a C file called helloworld.c, and we used the following code to print "Hello World" to the screen:

printf("Hello, World!\n");

C Data types

• Data Types: Primitive data types are the most basic data types that are used for representing simple values such as integers, float, characters, etc.
• User Defined Data Types: The user-defined data types are defined by the user himself.
• Derived Types: The data types that are derived from the primitive or built-in datatypes are referred to as Derived Data Types.