C programming is called middle level language?

Answer 1

Answer - why C is Middle Level LanguageC Programming language is called as Middle Level Language because

(i) it gives or behaves as High Level Language through Functions - gives a modular programming and breakup, increased efficiency for reusability

(ii)it gives access to the low level memory through Pointers. Moreover it does support the Low Level programming i.e, Assembly Language.

As its a combination of these two aspects, its neither a High Level nor a Low level language but a Middle Level Language.

Of note: C++ supports pointers and some basic assembly aspects. It is, however, high-level. C is 3rd generation, not due to pointers or functions, as most languages after the 1st generation include some implementation of these, but because it introduced the first (relatively speaking) aspects of object orientation (structs and enums). C++ carried on with this, leading to the "4th", which has become too varried to refer to as such. There is no such thing as a middle-level language. Machine code to BASIC to C to C++ and Java and such, C is definitively on the higher end of the programming specture.

Answer 2

1) Using inline assembly language functions feature in C we can directly access system registers. 2) C programming also supports high level language features. 3) C Programming is used to access memory directly using pointer.

Answer 3

(i) it gives or behaves as High Level Language through Functions - gives a modular programming and breakup, increased efficiency for reusability

(ii)it gives access to the low level memory through Pointers. Moreover it does support the Low Level programming i.e, Assembly Language.

As its a combination of these two aspects, its neither a High Level nor a Low level language but a Middle Level Language.

Answer 4

Often, but that means nothing.


The contributor above is correct. There are two generally accepted "levels" of programming languages: low level languages, which map directly to machine code (binary, assembly) and high level languages, which must go through more advanced forms of compilation in order to become executable code (C/C++, Fortran, Lisp, Haskell, etc.).

There are two ways the term "middle level language" can be used (oddly enough, C matches both uses):

A "middle level language" can be used as a special term given to languages like C which are often used as intermediate steps between source code and assembly language.

Example: The Haskell programming language is a functional language and is very different from C programming is almost every way. However, when you compile Haskell code, it is first converted into C code - the intermediate or "middle" language - and then a standard C compiler is used to make that intermediate language into an executable program.


The other way to describe a middle level language would be to describe a so-called "nearly-low level language." Again, this describes a language like C which is often considered a half step up from writing in assembly.