Topic 8. Programming languages
The process of writing program instructions is called coding. The instructions will be written on a form called a coding form. The instructions we write will be recorded in a machine-readable form using a keypunch, key-to-tape, or key-to-disk, or entered directly into computer memory through a terminal keyboard.
The instructions must be written according to a set of rules. These rules are the foundation of a programming language. Programming languages have progressed from machine-oriented languages that use strings of binary Is and Os to prob-lem-oriented languages that use common mathematical and/or English terms.
There are over 200 problem-oriented languages. The most common of them are COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/I, RPG, BASIC, PASCAL, ,
COBOL
COBOL was the most widely used business-oriented programming language. Its name is an acronym for Common business-Oriented language. COBOL was designed to solve problems that are oriented toward data handling and input-output operations
FORTRAN IV
The FORTRAN IV language is oriented toward solving problems of a mathematical nature. The name FORTRAN comes from the combination of the words formula translation. The version of FORTRAN TV has been designed as algebra-based programming language.
BASIC
It was developed in Dartmouth College as an easy-to-learn programming language for students and inexperienced programmers. Its key design goal is simplicity. BASIC has become a very popular language in systems where many users share the use of a computer through terminals and it has become a universal language for personal computers.
PASCAL
PASCAL was invented in 1970 by Professor Niklaus Wlrth of Zurich, Switzerland. It was named alter die mathematician Blaise Pascal, who invented one of the earliest practical calculators. PASCAL is a mathematically oriented programming language and, as such, is most commonly used in.mathematics, engineering, and computer science departments of colleges and universities.
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- Topic 1. Computer literacy
- Topic 2. Development of electronics
- Microelectronics and microminiaturization
- Topic 3. What is a computer?
- It is considered that computers have many remarkable powers. However most computers, whether large or small, have three basic capabilities.
- Text 4. Application of computers
- Topic 6. Personal computers
- Topic 8. Programming languages
- The Internet.
- Travelling
- Britain's Universities
- Hardware and Software Of the pc.
- Internet related software – different kinf of browsers, programs that work through the net.
- Input and Output devices.
- Memory storage devices.
- Programming languages.
- Storage units
- Central processing unit
- Text 1. Input-output environment
- Text 4. Application of computers
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- My family
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- Our University.