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Introduction To Programming

This document introduces some key concepts in programming including storing information using variables, making decisions using if/then statements, repeating tasks using loops, avoiding bugs, and using lists and procedures to organize code. Variables store and represent different types of data, if/then statements help computers make decisions, loops repeat tasks without tiring, debugging is important to find and fix bugs, and lists and procedures can bundle instructions and store multiple values.

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Introduction To Programming

This document introduces some key concepts in programming including storing information using variables, making decisions using if/then statements, repeating tasks using loops, avoiding bugs, and using lists and procedures to organize code. Variables store and represent different types of data, if/then statements help computers make decisions, loops repeat tasks without tiring, debugging is important to find and fix bugs, and lists and procedures can bundle instructions and store multiple values.

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INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

STORING INFORMATION  The computer needs to remember the


 Use variables in order to keep track of result in order to display it.
things.  Take note that procedures perform tasks
 Labels don’t have to be a real word. while functions return a value.
 Labels can include numbers.
 Using variables can change the value AVOIDING PITFALLS
they represent when running the  Error or bugs will cause the program to
program. produce unexpected results or to stop
 There are different types of information, working.
including words and numbers.  Debugging is an important part of
 Floating-point numbers often occur programming; it means finding and fixing
when dividing whole numbers. bugs.
 Strings have quotation marks and can’t  Syntax bugs can be typos words that
be used in arithmetic. computers can’t process or understand.
 When logic bugs occur, they don’t crash
MAKING DECISIONS but will produce unintended results.
 Rules in computers depend on
conditions(another word for results of USING COMPUTER-SPEAK
evaluation)  Computers are great since they
 In order to help computers make remember and repeat things, but
decisions, use if and then statements. computers can’t understand natural
 If the condition isn’t met but if you want languages.
something else to happen in your  Computers use programming language
program, you can use another and will be translated into machine
statement. language.
 These statements will make the program  Instructions written in programming
more intelligent. language are called source code.

REPEATING THINGS
 When computers can’t think, they will
repeat their tasks without getting bored.
 These repetitive shortcuts are also
called loops.
 A sequence needs to be repeated for a
set number of times.
 Condition-controlled loops repeat
sequences while or until a condition is
met.
 Loops repeat things as often as we
want.

MAKING LIST
 If you want to create multiple values and
the variable can only store a single
value, you can make a list that holds
many values.
 You can also point to the position of the
value in the list.
 You can sort and remove values from a
list.
BUNDLING INSTRUCTIONS
 Programs contain sequences.
 You can reuse a procedure once we
define it.
 Inputting a name to the procedure can
make the program flexible.
 The sequence can also produce
information or output.

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