This document provides an introduction to the C programming language. It discusses the history and development of C, starting with its creation by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs in 1972. The document notes that C produces very efficient code and is widely used for systems programming tasks like operating systems, compilers, and device drivers. It also outlines the basic structure of a C program and covers fundamental C concepts like variables, data types, operators, functions, input/output, and decision making.