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Introduction to computer

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Programming

Hardware & Software

Hardware
Four components of a computer system: CPU - central processing unit Makes decisions, performs computations, and delegates input/output requests Memory: Disk Drives, CD drives, Tape drives, USB flash drives. Stores information Input devices: Keyboard, Mouse, Gets information from the user to the computer Output devices: monitor Sends information from computer to the user

Hardware

Memory

Input Devices

Output Devices

CPU

Software

System Software

Application Software

Software
Application software Easy-to-use programs designed to perform specific tasks System software Programs that support the execution and development of other programs Two major types Operating systems Translation systems (compilers & linkers)

Copyright 2000 by Brooks/Cole Publishing Company A division of International Thomson Publishing Inc.

Computer Software Relationships


User Interface Application Programs

User Interface

Operating System

User Basic Input and Output Services (BIOS) Interface needed for a computer to boot up

Computer Hardware

Application Software
Application software makes computer popular and easy to use Common application software: Microsoft Word, WordPerfect PowerPoint Netscape, Internet Explorer PhotoShop, Photo-Paint Quick Time Dreamweaver

Operating System
Controls and manages the computing resources Examples
Windows, Unix, MSDOS,

Important services that an operating system provides:


Security: prevent unauthorized users from accessing the system Commands to manipulate the file system Input and output on a variety of devices Window management

What is a (programming) language?


A sequence of instructions An algorthm (in human language) A program (in computer language)

A program needs to be written in a language There are many programming languages Low-level, understandable by a computer High-level, needs a translator! C++ is a high level programming language

Levels of programming language


Machine binary language: unintelligible Low-level assembly language
Mnemonic names for machine operations Explicit manipulation of memory addresses Machine-dependent

High-level language
Readable Machine-independent

An example:
Machine binary language Low-level assembly High-level

How to translate?
A program written in high-level programming language (for example, C++ program)
COMPILER (for example, Visual C++)

A low-level (machine language) program that is understandable by a computer (for example, a PC) Examples of compilers: Microsoft Visual C++, Eclipse, g++

Translation System
Set of programs used to develop software Types of translators: Compiler Linker Examples Microsoft Visual C++, Eclipse, g++

Software Development
Major activities Editing (writing the program) Compiling (creates .obj file) Linking with compiled files (creates .exe file) Object files Source Program Library modules Compile Loading and executing Testing the program Edit Link
Think Load

Library routines

Other object files

Execute

Integrated Development Environments


Combine all of the capabilities that a programmer would want while developing software (VC++ 2008, Eclipse) Editor Compiler Linker Loader Debugger Viewer

Our First Program


// a simple program #include <iostream> Comments using namespace std; int main() { cout << "Hello world!" << endl; return 0; }

Function named main() indicates start of program

Ends execution of main() which ends program

Print statement

Summary

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