Actually c is a procedural programming language which

cann't face the real world problem. It has some drawback

like a global data is shared by all function and if in a
large program it is find out difficult that which function
uses which data.

On the other hand c++ is an object oriented programming

language which eliminate some pitfall of conventional or
procedural programming language. It is a concept or
approach for designing a new software. It is nothing to do
with any programming language although a programming
language which support the oops concept to make it easier
to implement.

This is the main different between c and c++.

In object oriented programming, the programmer can solve
problems by breaking them down into real-life objects (it
presented the programmer with an opportunity to mirror real
life). What is an object? This topic is dealt with
extensively in the chapter on ‘Objects and Classes’ but a
brief introduction is provided here.

Consider the category of cars. All cars have some common

features (for example all cars have four wheels, an engine,
some body colour, seats etc.). Are all cars the same? Of
course not. A Fiat and a Ford aren’t the same but they are
called as cars in general. In this example cars will form a
class and Ford (or Fiat) will be an object.

For those people who know C programming, it would be useful

to know the differences between C and C++. Basically C++
includes everything present in C but the use of some C
features is deprecated in C++.

*C does not have classes and objects (C does not support

OOP)
*Structures in C cannot have functions.
*C does not have namespaces (namespaces are used to
avoid name collisions).
*The I/O functions are entirely different in C and C++
(ex: printf( ), scanf( ) etc. are part of the C language).
*You cannot overload a function in C (i.e. you cannot
have 2 functions with the same name in C).
*Better dynamic memory management operators are
available in C++.
*C does not have reference variables (in C++ reference
variables are used in functions).
*In C constants are defined as macros (in C++ we can
make use of ‘const’ to declare a constant).
*Inline functions are not available in C.
In C memory allocation is done with malloc statement whereas
in C++ it is done through new keyword.Also memory is
deallocated in C using free statement while in C++
deallocation takes place through delete.
C is a procedural Language, but C++ is a object oriented
language.

* C employs top down approach, but c++ employes buttom up

approach.

* Here in C, when ever we are writing a program, the data

are not secured from the outside world. but in C++ data are
secured from the outside world.

* C give emphasis in algorithims and functions, but C++

give emphasis on the data and objects.

* In C we are using #include<stdio.h> as header file, but

in C++ we are using #include<iostream.h> as header file.
DIFFERENCE b/w C and C++
1.) C was the C++ predecessor. As its name implies, alot of
C remains in C++. Although not actually being more powerful
than C, C++ allows the programmer to more easily manage and
operate with Objects, using an OOP (Object Oriented
Programming) concept.

2.) C++ allows the programmer to create classes, which are

somewhat similar to C structures. However, to a class can be
assigned methods, functions associated to it, of various
prototypes, which can access and operate within the class,
somewhat like C functions often operate on a supplied
handler pointer.

3.) Although it is possible to implement anything which C++

could implement in C, C++ aids to standardize a way in which
objects are created and managed, whereas the C programmer
who implements the same system has alot of liberty on how to
actually implement the internals, and style among
programmers will vary alot on the design choices made.

4.) In C, some will prefer the handler-type, where a main

function initializes a handler, and that handler can be
supplied to other functions of the library as an object to
operate on/through. Others will even want to have that
handler link all the related function pointers within it
which then must be called using a convention closer to C++.

5.) In C, there's only one major memory allocation function:

malloc. You use it to allocate both single elements and
arrays. In C++, however, memory allocation for arrays is
somewhat different than for single objects; you use the
new[] operator, and you must match calls to new[] with calls
to delete[] (rather than to delete).

6.) C++ applications are generally slower at runtime, and

are much slower to compile than C programs. The low-level
infrastructure for C++ binary execution is also larger. For
these reasons C is always commonly used even if C++ has alot
of popularity, and will probably continue to be used in
projects where size and speed are primary concerns, and
portable code still required (assembly would be unsuitable
then).

7.) In C++, you are free to leave off the statement 'return
0;' at the end of main; it will be provided automatically
but in C, you must manually add it.

8.) A function can be declared in C as int fun( );. This

means that fun( ) is a function without any argument or any
number of arguments. But in C++, this means that the
function with no argument at all.

9.) C++ support operator overloading but c doesn't support

operator overloading.