This document discusses the history and basics of C programming. It covers the different generations of computer languages including machine language, assembly language, procedural languages like C/C++, and non-procedural languages. It provides details on the development of C programming by Dennis Ritchie in 1972 at Bell Labs. It also outlines how to compile and run C programs using IDEs like Turbo C++ in Windows or using commands like gcc in Linux. Finally, it thanks the reader.