Features of c language


  • Simple.
  • Machine Independent or Portable.
  • Mid-level prorgramming language.
  • Structured prorgramming language.
  • Rich Library.
  • Memory Management.
  • Speed.
  • Pointer.
  • Recursion.
  • Extensible.
  • Simple:- C is a simple language in the sense that it provides structured approach (to break the problem into parts), rich set of library functions, data types etc.
  • Machine Independent or Portable:- Unlike assembly language, c programs can be executed in many machines with little bit or no change. But it is not platform-independent.
  • Mid-level prorgramming language:- C is also used to do low level programming. It is used to develop system applications such as kernel, driver etc. It also supports the feature of high level language.
  • Structured prorgramming language:- C is a structured programming language in the sense that we can break the program into parts using functions. So, it is easy to understand and modify.
  • Rich Library:- C provides a lot of inbuilt functions that makes the development fast.
  • Memory Management:- It supports the feature of dynamic memory allocation. In C language, we can free the allocated memory at any time by calling the free() function.
  • Speed:- The compilation and execution time of C language is fast.
  • Pointer:- C provides the feature of pointers. We can directly interact with the memory by using the pointers. We can use pointers for memory, structures, functions, array etc.
  • Recursion:- In c, we can call the function within the function. It provides code reusability for every function.
  • Extensible:- In c, we can call the function within the function. It provides code reusability for every function.