Why C is called Mother language
The C Language is developed by Dennis Ritchie for creating system applications that directly interact with the hardware
devices such as drivers, kernels, etc.
Drivers:- A device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a
computer or automation.
Kernels:- The kernel is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system and has complete control over
everything in the system. It is the "portion of the operating system code that is always resident in memory", and facilitates
interactions between hardware and software components.
C programming is considered as the base for other programming languages, that is why it is known as mother language.
It can be defined by the following ways:
1. Mother language
2. System programming language
3. Procedure-oriented programming language
4. Structured programming language
5. Mid-level programming language
1) C as a mother language
C language is considered as the mother language of all the modern programming languages because most of the
compilers, JVMs, Kernels, etc. are written in C language, and most of the programming languages follow C syntax, for
example, C++, Java, C#, etc.
It provides the core concepts like the array, strings, functions, file handling, etc. that are being used in many languages
like C++, Java, C#, etc.
2) C as a system programming language
A system programming language is used to create system software. C language is a system programming language
because it can be used to do low-level programming (for example driver and kernel). It is generally used to create
hardware devices, OS, drivers, kernels, etc. For example, Linux kernel is written in C.
It can't be used for internet programming like Java, .Net, PHP, etc.
3) C as a procedural language
A procedure is known as a function, method, routine, subroutine, etc. A procedural language specifies a series of steps
for the program to solve the problem.
A procedural language breaks the program into functions, data structures, etc.
C is a procedural language. In C, variables and function prototypes must be declared before being used.
4) C as a structured programming language
A structured programming language is a subset of the procedural language. Structure means to break a
program into parts or blocks so that it may be easy to understand.
In the C language, we break the program into parts using functions. It makes the program easier to
understand and modify.
5) C as a mid-level programming language
C is considered as a middle-level language because it supports the feature of both low-level and highlevel languages. C language program is converted into assembly code, it supports pointer arithmetic (lowlevel), but it is machine independent (a feature of high-level).
A Low-level language is specific to one machine, i.e., machine dependent. It is machine dependent, fast
to run. But it is not easy to understand.
A High-Level language is not specific to one machine,
Basic Syntax Code C Program
All C programs are given with C compiler so that you can quickly change the C program code.
File: main.c
1. #include
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