Qu 18. what is token in c? Explain all type of tokens avalible in C

 In a C source program, the basic element recognized by the compiler is the "token." A token is source-program text that the compiler does not break down into component elements.

Syntax

token:
    keyword

identifier constant string-literal operator punctuator

The keywords, identifiers, constants, string literals, and operators described in this section are examples of tokens. Punctuation characters such as brackets ([ ]), braces ({ }), parentheses ( ( ) ), and commas (,) are also tokens.


C token is an individual word present in the c-language. There are 6 types

Keywords:  keywords are defined by the software with the specified meaning. 
In c language 32 keywords are there

                      Example: double,
int,
struct, etc

Identifiers:User defined variable names.
Constants:  The value which is not changed during the execution
Strings:    Group of caharacters enclosed in " "
Operators:  The following are the operators available in c
1.Arthematic Operators:    [+,-,*,/,%] 
2.Assignment Operators:    [=] 
3.Relational Operators:    [<,<=,>,>=,==,!=] 
4.Logical Operators:       [and,or,not] 
5.increment/decrement Operators:[++,--] 
6.Bitwise Operators:       [&,|,~,^,>>,<<] 
7.Conditional or terinary Operator:[?:]
Special characters:             ,(comma) -to seperate 
2 variables             sizeof Operators -returns the size of the variable