Programming

Question 1

What is a program? What is programming?

Answer 1

Program is software; operating info used by a computer, a logical pattern of instructions
Programming is the process of creating a set of instructions for the computer to perform

Question 2

What are the three language translators?

Answer 2

1. Assembler - converts Assembly language into machine language
2. Compiler - converts one language to another (usually to machine language)
3. Interpreter - translate line by line as it executes

Question 3

Four generations of programming language

Answer 3

1st GL - machine language (0s and 1s, low level)
2nd GL - assembly language (has a little more English)
3rd GL - high-level = general purpose programming (python, VB, C/C++)
4th GL - very high-level = used for specific applications like databases (SQL)

Question 4

What is a variable?

Answer 4

A variable is a space in RAM where you can store and retrieve something

Question 5

Variable steps

Answer 5

1. Declare the variable 
DIM variablename 
2. Declare the data type (integer, string,...) 
DIM variablename As Integer
3. Assign a value to the variable 
Variablename=4 

*note: you can only assign ONE value to each variable; any new assignments will replace old ones

Question 6

Assigning value to variables syntax:

1. Getting data FROM a textbox
2. Showing/ sending data TO a textbox

Answer 6

1. Variable = textbox.text
2. Textbox.text = variable

Right side = your “solid” “original” TRUE amount that you WANT to send to the left!

X=4
4 is the legit number that you WANT X to be.