C++ - Environment Setup in Windows to run "Hello World" program

C++ development requires a GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) to compile and execute the C++ code. GCC's external interface follows Unix conventions. Users invoke a language-specific driver program (gcc for C, g++ for C++, etc.), which interprets command arguments, calls the actual compiler, runs the assembler on the output, and then optionally runs the linker to produce a complete executable binary.