Features of C

Fast and Efficient

Programs written in  C are efficient and  fast. This is due to its variety of data type and powerful operators.

Portable

C is highly portable. This means that programs once written can be run on another machines with little or no modification.

Function and Rich Libraries

C program is basically a collection of functions that are supported by C library. We can also create our own functions and add it to the C library.

Modularity

Modular programming is a software design technique that increases the extent to which software is composed of separate parts called modules.

Easy to Extend

In C, New feature can be added at any time by programmer.

Case Sensitive

It is a case sensitive language, that it can differentiate the character is uppercase or lowercase.

Origin of C

In 1970 a programmer, Dennis Ritchie , created a new language called C.

1. The name came about  because it superseded the old programming language he was using : B

2. C was designed with one goal in mind : writing  operating system.

3. The language was extremely simple and flexible and soon was used for many different types of programs.

4. It quickly became one of the most popular programming languages in the world.