Programming

Programming

1. Control flow

   • Selection
     • is when you making a decision such as if or else
   • Sequence
     • is the order of the program
   • Iteration
     • is when the program has been looped or repeated

2. DataTypes

   • String
     • collection of data such as hello
   • Integer
     • A whole number example 12
   • Real
     • a number with a decimal number example 12.5
   • Character
     • a character is an individual letter or symbol
   • Boolean
     • when you ask true or false

3. Translators

   • Assembler
     • a program for converting instructions written in low-level symbolic code into machine code
   • compiler
     • a program that converts instructions into a machine-code or lower-level form so that they can be read and executed by a computer.
   • interpreter
     • a program that can analyse and execute a program line by line.

4. IDE

   • Explorer
     • it shows all the data so you can access them.
   • Editor
     • is a feature where you write the code
     • autocomplete
     • Colour coding
     • Syntax check
     • autoindent
   • Translators
   • De-bugger
     • Debugging is the routine process of locating and removing computer program bugs
   • Run time environment
     • A configuration of hardware and software. It includes the CPU type, operating system and any runtime engines or system software required by a particular category of applications.

5. Array

   • An array is a list
     • eg array[0] is the first item
   • each item in the array has an index