Computer Programming Flashcards
It is a multistep process for creating a program.
Programming
It is a way of giving computers
instructions about what they
should do next. These
instructions are known as
Code
It is a list or sequence of instructions that
tell a computer what to do.
computer program
A computer program is written in a
programming language
It is a type of written language that
tells computers what to do in order to work.
programming language (PL)
It consists of rules governing the structure and content of the statement that should
be followed.
The grammar of each PL.
syntax
They write source code using a programming
language to create programs.
Programmer
It is a well-written set of instructions and
statements to develop a program.
Source code
Source code can be written in
low-level or high-level
language.
Source code must be translated to machine language (binary form) using a
language translator
It translates a program written from an assembly language to a low-level language.
Assembler
It translates each statement or one line at a time and executed immediately after translation.
Interpreter
It translates all statements at one time. It provides all the error messages – called diagnostics- at once.
Compiler
- uses instructions tied
directly to one type of
computer. - often cryptic and not
human-readable.
Low-level Language
uses English-like
instructions and can be
run on a variety of
computer types.
High-level language
Instructions written in 0s and
1s are called
machine language or machine code.
is a style, or “way,” of
programming to solve problem using some programming
language.
programming paradigm
the programmer concentrates
on the major tasks that the program needs to perform. The
programmer must instruct the computer every step of the way,
from the start of the task to its completion.
Procedure-oriented program
requires the programmer to
focus on the objects that the program can use to
accomplish its goal. The objects can take on many different
forms.
Object-oriented program
When we want to develop a program using any programming language, we follow a sequence of steps. These steps are
called.
phases
is a description of what a system should do.
Requirement
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