Where And Why Is C Used?

C was initially used for system programming. A system program forms a part of a computer's operating system or its support utilities. Operating system (OS), interpreter, editor are generally called system programs. The Unix operating system was developed using C.

Today, C language is being used by many programmers to program all kinds of tasks due to its portability and efficiency. C compilers are available for almost all computers.

The code written in C on a particular machine can be compiled and run on another machine by making few or no changes i.e. it is a portable language. Also C compiler generates very fast object code.

In addition to the above, C provides the speed of an assembly language, but a structured language has some restrictions. Programmers can create and maintain a unique library of functions that can be used by many different programs. Thus large projects can be easily managed with minimum duplication of effort.

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