COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRAMMING IN C

Abstract

C stands out among general-purpose programming languages for its unrivaled mix of portability, power, flexibility, and elegance. The language has block structures, stand alone functions, a compact set of keywords, and very few restrictions. Like any low-level language, C allows the programmer to manipulate bits, bytes, and memory addresses, among other features. Like any high-level language, C also supports various data types to provide a higher level of abstraction to programmers, thereby making coding easier. C provides features for writing and separately compiling, shorter programs that can be linked together to form a large program. For all these reasons, it is a versatile language suited for projects of various sizes in both systems as well as applications programming.