The document provides an introduction to the C programming language. It discusses the structure of a C program including character set, tokens, identifiers, reserved words, comments, data types, constants, variables, operators, expressions, statements, functions, and how to convert an algorithm into a C program. It then discusses why C is commonly used, its features such as being robust, portable, supporting dynamic memory allocation, and being efficient and fast. The document outlines the advantages and disadvantages of C and valid steps in a C program. Finally, it provides details on the typical structure of a C program which includes documentation, linking, definitions, global declarations, the main function, and subprograms.