It cannont handle mathmatical processing as well as some other languages. Develped at Bell Laboratories, C is a general-purpose, compiled language that works well for microcomputers and is portable among many computers. It is widely used for writing operating systems and utilities. C is also the programming language used most commonly in commercial software development, including games, robotics and graphics. IT is considered a neccessary language for programmers to know.
C works well with microcomputers.
It enables the programmer to manipulate individual bits in main memory. C is considered difficult to learn. Because of its conciseness, the code can be difficult to follow. By the late 1960's, it was widely used in academic settings on all kinds of computers, from mainframes to PC's. Now its use has extended to business.