This document provides an introduction to the C programming language. It discusses the brief history of C, including its origins in the early 1970s at Bell Labs and its popularity due to its portability and efficiency. C is a structured, procedural programming language that is still widely used today for operating systems development and other software. The document outlines some key characteristics of C programs, such as their modular structure, support for both low-level and high-level language features, use of functions and pointers, and small size.