COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
WHAT IS PROGRAMMING
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A box in a flowchart
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A calculation performed in a programming language
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One or more statements grouped together to instruct the computer to perform a task
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A separate file that has information on how to install the program
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Detailed explanation-1: -A program is a set of step-by-step instructions that directs the computer to do the tasks you want it to do and produce the results you want.
Detailed explanation-2: -A set of instructions that directs a computer’s hardware to perform a task is called a program, or software program. The two main types of software are system software and application software.
Detailed explanation-3: -A set of instruction given to a computer is called a program. Computer programming refers to the detail or steps of instructions given to a computer in an appropriate computer language, which enable the computer to perform a variety of tasks in sequence or even intermittently.
Detailed explanation-4: -An instruction comprises of groups called fields. These fields include: The Operation code (Opcode) field which specifies the operation to be performed. The Address field which contains the location of the operand, i.e., register or memory location. The Mode field which specifies how the operand will be located.