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A computer program is a list of instructions written in a programming language that tells a computer what tasks to perform. There are three levels of programming languages: low-level machine language that computers understand directly, low-level assembly language that uses mnemonics, and high-level languages that are closer to English. High-level languages use keywords, operators, syntax, and statements. Programming languages can also be categorized based on their programming paradigm, such as procedural languages that specify a list of operations like FORTRAN and C, or object-oriented languages that use cooperating objects like Java and C++.

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A computer program is a list of instructions written in a programming language that tells a computer what tasks to perform. There are three levels of programming languages: low-level machine language that computers understand directly, low-level assembly language that uses mnemonics, and high-level languages that are closer to English. High-level languages use keywords, operators, syntax, and statements. Programming languages can also be categorized based on their programming paradigm, such as procedural languages that specify a list of operations like FORTRAN and C, or object-oriented languages that use cooperating objects like Java and C++.

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AMAT 150

Program list of instructions,


together with any fixed information
required
to
carry
out
those
instructions.
Computer
Program

list
of
instructions
written
using
programming language to perform
specified task by the computer.
*Computer programming is the act of writing
computer program

Levels of programming language


1. Machine Language
- the only language that a computer
can only understand.
- also known as binary representation.
- data represented in binary form are
stored within the computer as a series
of on and of states of electricity,
representing binary digits.
2. Low-Level Languages
- also known as assembly language.
- uses special symbolic words known
as mnemonics.
- assembler is used to translate an
assembly language program to a
machine language program.
3. High-Level Languages
- languages that resemble English
more closely than machine codes.
- strongly oriented toward the
programmer rather than the computer.
Key words words that make up a
high-level programming language.

Operators

perform
operation on data.

various

Syntax set of rules that must be


strictly followed when writing a
program.
Statements individual instructions
that you use to write a program in a
high-level programming language.
Types of programming languages
*Based
on
programming
paradigm
(programmers view of code execution)

1.
Procedural
Programming
Languages
- specifies a list of operation that the
program must complete to reach the
desired state.
- integral to the idea of procedural
programming is the concept of a
procedure call (e.g. functions, method,
subroutines)
EXAMPLES: FORTRAN, C, COBOL, and
BASIC
2. Object-oriented Programming
Languages
- a collection of cooperating objects,
rather than a list of instructions.
- objects can store state information
and interact with other objects, but
generally each object has a distinct,
limited role.
EXAMPLES: Java, Visual Basic, C#, C+
+, and Python

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