C is a general-purpose, procedural programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie in 1972.
It
is fast, portable, and widely used for system programming, embedded systems, and applications. A
C program generally consists of functions, with main() being the entry point. It supports
fundamental data types (int, char, float, double), operators (arithmetic, relational, logical, bitwise),
and control structures like if-else, switch, and loops (for, while, do-while). Arrays and strings allow
handling collections of data, while functions enable modular programming. Pointers, a powerful
feature of C, provide direct access to memory. Structures and unions are used for grouping different
data types. C also supports file handling for persistent storage. Its simplicity, efficiency, and
flexibility make it the foundation of many modern programming languages.