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When was the C programming language developed?
When was the C programming language developed?
- 1980
- 1972 (correct)
- 1990
- 1965
Who produced the first publicly available description of C, known as the K&R standard?
Who produced the first publicly available description of C, known as the K&R standard?
- Tim Berners-Lee and Larry Page
- Linus Torvalds and Dennis Ritchie
- Ken Thompson and Brian Kernighan (correct)
- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
What was the original purpose of developing the C programming language?
What was the original purpose of developing the C programming language?
- To develop the Linux operating system
- To develop the MacOS operating system
- To develop the UNIX operating system (correct)
- To develop the Windows operating system
Who developed the C programming language?
Who developed the C programming language?
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In which year was the first publicly available description of C produced?
In which year was the first publicly available description of C produced?
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C Programming Language Development
- The C programming language was developed in the early 1970s.
- Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie produced the first publicly available description of C, known as the K&R standard.
- The original purpose of C was to provide a programming language for system programming, particularly for writing operating systems, specifically for Unix.
- Dennis Ritchie is credited as the primary developer of the C programming language.
- The K&R standard documentation was first published in 1978, marking the official introduction of C to the programming community.
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