The History of C Programming Language
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Who developed the C programming language?

  • Alan Turing
  • Dennis Ritchie (correct)
  • Tim Berners-Lee
  • Linus Torvalds

What year was the C programming language developed?

  • 1972 (correct)
  • 1990
  • 1960
  • 1980

For which operating system was the C language initially developed?

  • Windows
  • UNIX (correct)
  • Linux
  • macOS

What is the primary characteristic of the C programming language?

<p>General-purpose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature distinguishes C as a programming language?

<p>Machine independence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial purpose of developing the C programming language?

<p>To be used in UNIX operating system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which programming language was developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Laboratories in the year 1972?

<p>C (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial purpose for developing the C programming language?

<p>To be used in UNIX operating system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which previous languages influenced the features inherited by the C programming language?

<p>B and BCPL (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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