The C language combines the efficiency and speed of assembly language with the structure and conciseness of Pascal. Consequently, over 80 percent of the software community is using C today. This revised and expanded edition of C Primer Plus presents everything that you need to immediately start using this exciting language, and more. The book's time-tested organization encourages you to solve problems, ask questions, and work exercises. Used in schools as a complete course in C programming, the book offers these features:
· Compatibility with UNIX™ and MS-DOS@
· Organization suited to beginners as well as advanced users
· Well-proven approach to such introductory concepts as data, I/O, strings, and loops
· Explanations of arrays and pointers, file I/O, bit fiddling, storage classes, macro functions, access to 8088 ports, structures, redirection, IBM@ PC sound, and graphics access

New topics added to this updated edition include:
· Information on C++, the successor to the C language, recently created by AT&T for "object-oriented programming"
· Details on the new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C language standard-what is new and how to write programs that conform to it C Primer Plus, Revised Edition, is the perfect companion to the Sams/Waite UNIX Primer Plus, and is compatible with any IBM PC implementation of C that conforms to the Kernighan and Ritchie standard.