C programming is a computer programming language that was developed by Dennis M. Ritchie in 1972 at bell laboratories of AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph), located in U.S.A.

It was initially designed for programming UNIX operating system. Now the software tool as well as the C compiler is written in C.

C programming language so popular because it is reliable, simple and easy to use.

C programs are portable. The c language source code written in one system works in another operating system without any change in programming.

1. Easy to learn C programming language

2. C programming language is a structured language

3. C programming language produces efficient programs.

4. C programming language can handle low-level activities.

5. C programming language can be compiled on a variety of computer platforms.