In lay man's terms what is c and C ++

What is C and C++? I know this is a quite easy answer for programmers..but for a layman..without too many complicated terms..what are they?

Can someone just study some instructions and learn these terms and utilize them?

[TcM]

Originally Posted by littlefranciscan

What is C and C++? I know this is a quite easy answer for programmers..but for a layman..without too many complicated terms..what are they?

Can someone just study some instructions and learn these terms and utilize them?

Umm well these are programming languages that will enable you to create customized software

If this is what you asked..

[WingedPanther]

C and C++ are programming languages that were created at bell labs for writing software, such as the UNIX OS. C is a structured language with a fairly terse syntax, but not significantly different in feel from Pascal, QBasic, and Fortran. It's major limitation is that it has no native support for perform graphics work.

C++ was designed to be an improvement on C, adding Object Oriented programming techniques/methods to the language. As it stands now, a C and C++ program that do the same thing will tend to appear rather different. Most C programs are also valid C++ programs, but the reverse is rarely true.