Structure is a collection of variables of different types under a single name.

For example: You want to store some information about a person: his/her name, Aadhar number and salary. You can easily create different variables name, aNo, salary to store these information separately.

Structure is used in C programming for following purposes –

1. Clearing screen
2. Adjusting Cursor Position
3. Drawing any graphics shape on the screen
4. Receiving a key from the keyboard
5. Finding out the list of equipment attached to the computer
6. Changing the size of the cursor
7. Formatting a floppy
8. Hiding a file from the directory
9. Displaying the directory of a disk
10. Checking the memory size
11. Sending the output to printer
12. Interacting with the mouse.

I ‘am sure you were not expecting the basic answer.