Introduction to C Program


Introduction to C Program

C is a remarkable language. Designed originally by Dennis Ritchie, working at AT&T Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, it has increased in use until now it may well be one of the most widely- written computer languages in the world. C is a structured language. It allows variety of programs in small modules. It is easy for debugging, testing, and maintenance if a language is a structured one.


Structure of C program



Include header file section Global declaration section main()
{
Declaration part Executable part
}
User-defined functions
{
Statements
}

Include Header File Section 

C program depends upon some header files for function definition that are used in program. Each header file by default is extended with .h. The header file should be included using # include directive as given here.


Function Main


Every program written in C language must contain main () function. The function main() is a starting point of every C program. The execution of the program always begins with the function main ().

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