Computer Programming and IT

Chapter 6

Introduction to C

CHAPTER OUTLINE

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Overview of Compilers and Interpreters

6.3 Structure of a C Program

6.4 Intermediate Code

6.5 Object and Executable Codes

6.6 Programming Rules

6.7 Importance of Braces ({ }) in a C Program

6.8 Executing the Program

6.9 Flowchart for the Execution of a C Program

6.1 INTRODUCTION

C is a popular general purpose programming language. It has been designed and developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Laboratories in 1972. It is an offspring of the “Basic combined programming language” called ‘B’ developed at Cambridge University in 1960. This language is closely associated with Unix operating system. The source code for the Unix operating system is coded in C. The language C runs under ...