PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

1. vocabulary

   • VARIABLES
     • store information
       • referenced and manipulated
         • in a computer program.

2. set of grammatical rules

3. instructing computers or computing device

   • EXECUTION
     • running
       • computer softwares
       • PROGRAMS
         • specific set of ordered operations
           • a computer performs
           • ALGORITHM
             • set of instructions designed to perform a specific task
             • PSEUDOCODE
               • description of what an algorithm must do
       • commands
     • SYNTAX
       • rules that specify the correct combined sequence of symbols
       • correctly structured program
         • using a given programming language.
   • INSTRUCTIONS
     • order given to a compter processor
       • by a computer program
   • CODING
     • creating computer programming code
   • DEBUGGING
     • routine process
       • locating and removing computer program bugs
         • "bugs"
           • ERRORS
             • any issue that arises unexpectedly
               • cause a computer to not function properly
           • abnormalities

4. it has levels

   • MACHINE LANGUAGE
     • only languages understood by machines
     • lowest level
   • HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGE
     • allow the programer
       • write programs
         • more or less independent
           • particular type of computer
     • COMPILATION
       • Source code to object code
         • when the program is writen in high level language
         • many steps before it becames a executable program
     • OBJECT ORIENTED LANGUAGE (OLL)
       • implements objects and their associated procedures
       • create software programs.
   • PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE
     • specifies a series of well-structured steps
     • STRUCTURAL LANGUAGE
       • enforces a logical structure
         • on a program
           • make it more efficient and easier to understand and modify.

5. languages

   • C++
     • OPP
     • extension of c language
   • JAVA
     • multiple platforms
     • the compiled code (known as bytecode)
       • runs on most operating systems (OS)
         • windows
         • linux
         • Mac
   • PYTHON
     • interpreted, object-oriented programming language
     • similar to Pearl