ECC3191

COMPUTER
PROGRAMMING
AND
APPLICATION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Dr. Aidi Hizami bin Ales @ Alias

 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Programming Language

Software Development Environment

Introduction to C++ Language

Case Study
 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

What is a programming language?

• computer language engineered to create a standard form of
commands
• these commands can be interpreted to a set of code understood
by the machine
• Programs are created programming languages to control the
behaviour and output of a machine through accurate algorithms,
similar to the human communication process
• An algorithm is described using the programming language
• Since the oldest forms of programming languages like COBOL and
FORTRAN, thousands of computer languages have been developed
 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Two categories: low level and high level language

Low level language

• Machine language
• a string of binary (0 & 1)

• Assembly language
• Operations must be specified in detail
• Use mnemonics instruction and symbolic names
• More efficient in memory space and run faster

High level language

• e.g.: FORTRAN, Basic, Pascal, Cobol, C++, JAVA
• easier to use
• one statement generates a number of low level instructions
 WRITING, EDITING, COMPILING AND
LINKING PROGRAMS

Basic high-level language development environment consists of:

• Editor
• To enter program at terminal
• Use editor or word processor
• Create source file (.cpp file)

• Compiler/ Assembler
• Translate program into machine language
• Detects syntax error
• Create object file
WRITING, EDITING, COMPILING
AND LINKING PROGRAMS

• Linker
• Link other object file or library routines
• Create load file

• Loader
• Put load file in main memory
• For execution
• Create executable program .exe

• Debugger
• Detect, diagnose and correct errors in programs
• Run one instruction at a time
• Bugs = errors
The process:

• Program is created in the editor and stored on disk

• Preprocessor program processes the code

• Compiler creates object code and stores it on disk

• Linker links the object code with the libraries, creates a .out file
and stores it on disk

• Loader puts program in primary memory

• CPU takes each instruction and executes it, possibly storing new
data values as the program executes
 A SIMPLE PROGRAM

header files

using namespace std;

int main ()

statements

return 0;

}
 A SIMPLE PROGRAM

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main ()

//Display Hello World!

cout << “Hello World!\n”;

return 0;

}
 A SIMPLE PROGRAM
#include <iostream>

- is a preprocessor directives: tells compiler to include iostream library

in this program

using namespace std;

- Tells compiler to find names in standard library, i.e. cout

int main ()

- heart of the program: Program execution starts here

 A SIMPLE PROGRAM

// Display Hello World!

- comments, ignored by the compiler (i.e. //, /* and */)

cout << “Hello World!\n”;

- cout<< is console output. Sends a string “Hello World\n” to the

console

return 0;

- placed at end of main function, 0 will terminate the program

successfully
 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT

Programming is a problem-solving activity

Normally, programmers use these processes to develop a program

• Problem
• Analysis
• Design Algorithm
• Implementation
• Testing
 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT

Problems
• Converting miles to kilometers

Analysis
• Data requirements
• Input : miles
• Output : kilometers
• Formula : 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers

Algorithms
• Computing problems
• All can be solved by executing a series of actions in a specific order
• Algorithm is a procedure in terms of:
• Actions to be executed
• The order in which these actions are to be executed
 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT

• Top down design - breaking program into subprograms

• Example:
• Get the distance in miles
• Convert the distance to kilometers
• Display the distance in kilometers

Implementation
• Writing a program
• Convert each algorithm step into a statement in a programming
language

Testing
• Run the program several times using different set of data to make
sure it works correctly
 PSEUDOCODE
Pseudocode is
• Artificial, informal language that helps us develop algorithms
• Similar to everyday English
• Not actually executed on computers
• Helps us “think out” a program before actually writing it

Easy to convert into a corresponding C++ program

Consists only of executable statements

Example of pseudocode
Initialize n to fifty
Initialize sum to zero
Initialize f1 and f2 to zero
repeat n times
add f1 and f2, store this value in sum
assign f1's current value to f2
assign sum`s current value to f1
end loop
 FLOWCHART

What is a flowchart
• Graphical representation of an algorithm
• Drawn using certain special-purpose symbols connected by arrows
called flow lines
• A graphical way to describe the solution of a problem

Start and end

Selection

Data flow

Input / Output Calculation

Example: Compute and print the summation of two numbers

Start

Input
a,b

S=a+b

Output
S

End
Exercise: Read any number from the user, then print positive if it is
positive
Start

Input
num

Num True
>0
Output
“+ve”
False

End
 CASE STUDY

Problem
• Take the radius of a circle and compute and print its area and
circumference

Analysis
• Data requirements
• Problem constant
• Pi 3.14159
• Problem input
• radius
• Problem output
• area, circumference
• Relevant formulas
• Area of a circle = pi x r2
• Circumference of a circle = 2 x pi x r
 CASE STUDY

Design
• Initial algorithm
• get circle radius
• calculate area
• calculate circumference
• display area and circumference

• Refine the algorithm

• Could be transferred to pseudocode or flowchart form, or both
 CASE STUDY

Pseudocode
• Get circle radius from user
• Calculate area
• Assign product of Pi and radius to area
• Find circumference
• Assign product of two times Pi and radius to circumference
• Display the area and circumference
 CASE STUDY

Flowchart

Start

Get
radius

Calculate
area

Calculate
circum.

Print
result

End
// Calculate and display the area and circumference of a circle
#include <iostream>
#define Pi 3.14159
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
double radius, area, circum;
cout << “Enter radius>”; //Get the circle radius
cin >> radius

area = Pi*radius*radius// Calculate the area

circum=2*Pi*radius// Calculate the circumference

// Display area and circumference

cout << “The area is” << area << “\n”;
cout << “ The circumference is” <<circum<< “\n”;

return 0;
}
 CASE STUDY

Implementation

Output

Enter radius> 5
The area is 78.539750
The circumference is 31.415900

Testing
• Calculate by using other means to verify the result