A number , can be thought of as a projection , used for example for measuring , be it time or distance , or for countig . A number is a discrete way of measuring , discrete as in … Read More
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What is a signed number ?
The question, what is a signed number, is actually the question, of how to represent negative, zero, and positive integers, in a computer.
An integer is for example, -1 or 1, or 0, so in other … Read More
What is an unsigned number ?
Asking what an unsigned number or integer is, is actually asking, how to represent the non negative integers, such as 0, or 1 in a computer.
An integer in mathematics, is any number which belong to … Read More
What is an identifier in c ?
What is an identifier ?
An identifier , is used to denote an object type in C . An object in C is a region of memory , used for data storage .
int x ; /* x is… Read More
What is a character , wide character , and multibyte character in c ?
Characters
A char is a region of memory , formed of bits , large enough to hold any character of the basic execution character set . A char is the encoding , of the basic execution character set .
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C : source , execution , basic , and extended character sets
There are two character sets in C . The first one is the source character set , which is the set of characters , in which a C source file , is written .
So the source character set … Read More
History of the c programming language
The Creation of C
The c programming language was created by Dennis Ritchie in 1971 . It is derived from the B programming language , created by ken Thompson in 1969 . The B programming language is derived from the … Read More
What is the c exit function ?
The exit function is part of the c standard library , and is defined in the stdlib.h header .
The stdlib.h define some types , macros , and it contains general utility functions , to perform numerical conversion , generate … Read More