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Basic Programming Concepts

Computer programming involves writing instructions for computers in the form of software programs. Programmers develop these programs to perform tasks. There are different types of programming languages from machine language that computers understand as binary code to high-level languages that resemble English. The program development process includes planning the problem to be solved, coding the program, testing for and fixing errors, documenting the program, and maintaining it with updates.

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Basic Programming Concepts

Computer programming involves writing instructions for computers in the form of software programs. Programmers develop these programs to perform tasks. There are different types of programming languages from machine language that computers understand as binary code to high-level languages that resemble English. The program development process includes planning the problem to be solved, coding the program, testing for and fixing errors, documenting the program, and maintaining it with updates.

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Computer Programming

 A set of written instructions in the form of


software that tells the computer exactly what to
do. Programs are designed to perform specific
tasks.
 Programmers- are individuals who develop, write,
and debug computer programs.
Programming
 It is the art and science of creating program.
 It is the process of planning and designing solutions for a
particular problem and then writing a code using
programming language.
Programming Language
 It is a tool that allows programmers to write commands or
programs that ca easily be understood by a person and that
can be translated into codes that is machine readable.
Classifications of Programming
Languages
Machine Language
 The only language that a computer understand.
Machine Language
 0000 = 0
5,270 is represented by the binary
 0001 = 1
code for 5, 2, 7, 0, which translates
 0010 = 2 into 0101 0010 0111 0000.
 0011 = 3
 0100 = 4
 0101 = 5
 0110 = 6
 0111 = 7
 1000 = 8
 1001 = 9
Assembly Language
 This is more advanced than machine language.
 Mnemomics- are memory aids.
 Instead of using numbers,programmers began using
English like abbreviations such as mov for move, mul for
multiply and add for addition.
 It is incomprehensible to computers.
 Assembler- converts assembly instruction to machine
code.
CONTINUED

High-Level Languages
 High-level program languages more resemble English
language than low-level languages.
Examples are BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PASCAL , etc.
 Interpreter- it translates a program from high-level language
into machine code line by line during program is running.
 Compiler- Translates the entire program into machine code
before running the program.
Object-Oriented/Event-Driven
Programming Languages
 Visual Basic 2010 is an object-oriented programming
language.
 It is more suitable for developing complex software.
The Program Development Process
 PLANNING
 CODING
 TESTING AND DEBUGGING
 DOCUMENTATION
 MAINTENANCE
PLANNING
 Identify the problem or the requirements.
 Decide on the goals of a program.
 Will the program produce reports?
 Will the program calculate values.
CODING
 You can use the program development tool such as Visual
Basic to write the program.
 You will spend most of your programming time qworking on
the source code.
Testing and Debugging
 Errors called bugs.
 Test the program thoroughly and fix the errors.
 Fixing errors called debugging.
Documentation
 When the program is finished and tested, documentation is
included for distribution.
 It includes necessary information about the profile,
requirements of the program, operating system needed to
run the program.
 It also contains technical information.
Maintenance
 Maintenance or updating the program. This is the point
where the programmer is tasked to keep the program
running smoothly and updated.

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