C is a general purpose structure programming language. Its instructions consist of certain english words such as; if, else, while, break, continuo, switch etc.
In this respect C resembles other high level structure programming languages, such as PASCAL, COBOL.
C also contains certain additional features, that allows is to be used machine language. This flexibility of C language allows is to be used for system programmingi for example; writing an operating system.(Windows, Unix)