C Programming Language Quiz

Dennis Ritchie

Operating systems, device drivers, protocol stacks, supercomputers, microcontrollers, embedded systems

Constructing utilities running on Unix

<p>Between 1972 and 1973</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Popularity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C is commonly used on computer architectures that range from the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and embedded systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C was originally developed at Bell Labs by Ritchie between 1972 and 1973 to construct utilities running on Unix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C has found lasting use in operating systems, device drivers, and protocol stacks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C remains very widely used and influential.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the 1980s, C gradually gained popularity and became one of the most widely used programming languages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>operating systems, device drivers, and protocol stacks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>the kernel of the Unix operating system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dennis Ritchie</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the 1980s</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>from the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and embedded systems</p> Signup and view all the answers