C is the programming language of choice when speed and reliability are required. It is used for many low-level tasks, such as device drivers and operating-system programming. For example, much of Windows and Linux is based on C programming. The updated 4th edition of Beginning C builds on the strengths of its predecessors to offer an essential guide for anyone who wants to learn C or desires a 'brush-up' in this compact, fundamental language. This classic from author, lecturer and respected academic Ivor Horton is the essential guide for anyone looking to learn the C language from the ground up.

"C is the programming language of choice when speed and reliability are required. It is used for many low-level tasks, such as device drivers and operating-system programming. For example, much of Windows and Linux is based on C programming.This updated classic from author, lecturer, and respected academic Ivor Horton, is the essential guide for anyone looking to learn the C language from the ground up. It is a highly recommended text for training courses and continuing education students, and assumes no prior working knowledge of C. Kernighan and Ritchie's The C Programming Language is the definitive text for C, but is not ideal for users new to programming because of its terseness and lack of many examples. TOC:Programming in C.- First Steps in Programming.- Making Decisions.- Loops.- Arrays.- Applications with Strings and Text.- Pointers.- Structuring Your Programs.- More on Functions.- Essential Input and Output Operations.- Structuring Data.- Managing Large Amounts of Data.- Supporting Facilities.- Computer Arithmetic.- ASCII Character Code Definitions.- Reserved Words in C."

Programming in C.- First Steps in Programming.- Making Decisions.- Loops.- Arrays.- Applications with Strings and Text.- Pointers.- Structuring Your Programs.- More on Functions.- Essential Input and Output Operations.- Structuring Data.- Working with Files.- Supporting Facilities.