Fundamentals of
Programming
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In this lesson, you should be able to:
Show understanding of what programming is;
Identify the different classifications of programming languages;
Open and explore the Small Basic program;
Use the TextWindow object; and
Recognize the differences between Write and WriteLine
Create programs using Small Basic
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What is Computer Programming?
A computer needs a program to work.
The program has an executable form
that the computer can use directly to
perform instructions.
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What is Computer Programming?
A computer program is a series of instructions
written to perform a specified task on a
computer.
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Programmer
A programmer is a person
who writes, develops, and
debugs the computer
program.
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Programming Language
Is a tool by programmers to write commands or
programs. It is the form of communication that
programmers use to develop applications, scripts or
other set of instructions
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Classification of Programming Language
Prog
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Lan
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High-Level Language
Machine Language Assembly Language
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Machine Language
It is the only language that a computer can understand.
It only understands the binary system which uses two
numbers, os and is, known as the machine codes.
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Assembly Language
It is more advanced compared to the machine language.
Assembly uses mnemonics are memory aids. Instead of using
numbers, programmers began using English-like abbreviations
such as mov for move, mul for multiplication operation
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Assembly Language
Add for addition and so on. It requires another program called an
assembler which translates assembly language statements the
target computer’s machine code
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High-Level Language
It was developed to speed up the programming process.
High-level languages allow programmers to use
English commands to carry out instructions. Examples
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High-Level Language
Examples are BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code), COBOL (Common
Business Oriented Language), Pascal and FORTRAN
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High-Level Language
It requires separate program like an assembler to
translate instructions into machine code. The translators
used were interpreter or compiler
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Translators
01 Interpreter 02 Compiler
Translates the entire
Translates high-level
program into machine
instructions into machine
code before running the
code, line by line as the
program
program is running.
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Object-oriented/Event-driven
Programming Languages
These are programs that run in Windows that require
more complicated programming capabilities. These
languages are called Object-oriented Programming
(OOP) and Event-driven Programming (EDP)
languages.
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Object-oriented/Event-driven
Programming Languages
With these languages, you can create programs that
emphasize on the objects included in the user interface
like buttons and scrollbars.
Examples of OOP are: Visual Basic,
Delphi, Visual C++, PROLOG and Smalltalk.
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Event-driven Programming Languages
Microsoft Office applications such as MS Word, MS
Excel, MS Access, and MS PowerPoint are examples of
event-driven programs
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