Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

In 1969, Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie embarked upon a project to develop a single-user version of MULTICS for a PDP minicomputer. They recognized the need for using a high-level language for portability. This need led Ritchie to develop a new language to write system software for the new system, called UNIX, and wrote an excellent compiler for it. Which is the language I'm talking about?

  1. Java

  2. BCPL

  3. C

  4. PL/I
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dennis Ritchie created the C programming language at Bell Labs specifically to develop the UNIX operating system on the PDP minicomputer. C was designed as a high-level language that could still write efficient system software, making UNIX portable across different hardware platforms.

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