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C Programming: A Comprehensive Guide

C is a general-purpose, procedural programming language developed in 1972 that serves as a foundation for many modern languages. It is known for its fast execution, rich library support, and portability, utilizing features like loops, functions, and dynamic memory allocation. C is widely used in various fields, including embedded systems, game development, and database systems.

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C Programming: A Comprehensive Guide

C is a general-purpose, procedural programming language developed in 1972 that serves as a foundation for many modern languages. It is known for its fast execution, rich library support, and portability, utilizing features like loops, functions, and dynamic memory allocation. C is widely used in various fields, including embedded systems, game development, and database systems.

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C Programming

A Detailed Overview
1972
• General-purpose, procedural
programming language
• Foundation for many modern
languages like C++, Java, Python
• Fast Execution
• Rich Library Support
• Portable and Extensible
• Procedural Language
• Uses semicolons to end
statements
• Case-sensitive
• Uses curly braces { } for block
scope
double
• Declaration and Initialization
• Constants and Literals
• Type Modifiers: short, long,
signed, unsigned
switch
• Loops: for, while, do-while
• Jump Statements: break,
continue, goto
• Function Declaration, Definition,
and Calling
• Arrays: One-dimensional and
Multi-dimensional
• Passing Arrays to Functions
Dereferencing
• Pointer Arithmetic
• Dynamic Memory Allocation:
malloc(), calloc(), free()
• File Handling Functions: fopen(),
fclose(), fprintf(), fscanf(), fread(),
fwrite()
• Working with Binary and Text
Files
Windows)
• Embedded Systems
• Game Development
• Compilers & Interpreters
• Database Systems (MySQL)

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