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Hello
What is the meaning of this statement from expert c programming book:
'the fundamental C types map directly onto underlying hardware'
'C didn't support floating-point numbers until the underlying hardware provided it'
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That was true... a long time ago when the hardware was much simpler.  What book are you reading?
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Book title : 'expert c programming' by peter van der linden
But I did not understand the meaning.
That book was published June 24, 1994.  It is seriously out of date.  As we discussed in your other question, C and C++ programs on modern machines running under Windows or Linux really run on 'virtual machines' and the programs never see the hardware.  When I was programming in C under MSDOS 6.22 in the early 1990's, the machines were much simpler and the C language was much closer to the hardware.  That is no longer true for the normal programmer.

You really need to get a book that is less than 5 years old.  Too many things have changed since that book was published.
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Are you asking me to get the same book title with latest edition?
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does my question something to do with the book I read?
There isn't a newer version of that book.  It was probably a good book in 1994 but it is somewhat obsolete now.  Computer hardware has gotten a lot more complicated since that book was written.  Your questions have been about things that used to be true... but aren't exactly true anymore.
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Hello
Can u please recommend a book or recordings on internet which gives expert level information with assignments , if required.
I already have basic idea on c language.
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I haven't bought a book on 'C' in a long time so I can't recommend anything current.  Please click on "Request Attention" above and get the 'C' language zone added to your question.  There will experts there with more recent book recommendations.
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Hello pma
I have raised one more question with ID 27189995
Can you answer it?
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I just did it
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I want to accept one of the comments instead of deleting this question
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Thanx