What Does Coding Mean?

Coding is translating logical algorithms into a language that a

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and what
what to
to do.
do.
Coding
Coding has
has to
to be
be accurate
accurate because
because
computers
computers cannot
cannot think
think for
for
themselves.
themselves. Electronic
Electronic devices,
devices, with
with
a
a microprocessor,
microprocessor, will
will follow
follow coding
coding
instructions
instructions even
even if
if they
they are
are wrong.
wrong.
Where Is Coding Used?
For almost all electronic devices that we use, someone has
written code to make it work properly.

Coding
Coding instructs
instructs electronic
electronic devices,
devices,
such
such as:
as:

laptops tablets

smartwatche
s
mobile
phones
Where Is Coding Used?
Coding
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apps usedevices
code, we use in our everyday life, such
as:
such as:
 vacuum cleaners
social media sites
 microwaves
music streaming platforms
 washing machines platforms
instant messaging
 refrigerators and freezers
 What Are the Different
Programming Languages?
Most programming languages are text-based, but there are also
a large number that are visual-based.

Visual-based
Visual-based programming
programming languages
languages use
use graphics
graphics or
or
blocks
blocks to
to create
create algorithms.
algorithms. Programs
Programs such
such as
as
Scratch
Scratch and
and Blockly
Blockly use
use visual-based
visual-based programming
programming
languages.
languages.
Text-based
Text-based programming
programming languages
languages use
use lines
lines of
of text
text
which
which are
are typed
typed by
by programmers
programmers to to create
create an
an
algorithm.
algorithm.

For
For example:
example:
 Python
Python
 JavaScript
JavaScript
 HTML
HTML
 What Does Visual-Based
Coding Look Like?
Visual-based programming languages represent code through
graphics and images, rather than through purely text.

Visual-based
Visual-based programming
programming language
language isis user-friendly
user-friendly
and
and easy
easy to
to learn,
learn, making
making it
it aa preferred
preferred option
option for
for
those
those beginning
beginning to
to code.
code.
 What Does Text-Based
Coding
Look Like?
When using a text-based coding language, programmers use
characters on a computer keyboard. However, they have to
following certain rules and regulations of that particular
language.

There
There are
are many
many
different
different text-
text-
based
based
programming
programming
languages.
languages. Each
Each
programming
programming
language
language has
has aa
different
different purpose.
purpose.
Some
Some text-based
text-based languages
languages can
can be
be used
used to
to develop
develop websites
websites
and
and some
some can
can be
be used
used to
to make
make games,
games, while
while others
others can
can
manage
manage data.
data.
Algorithms
There are many different languages
but they all use the same process –
algorithms.

Algorithms are step-by-step

Rather like following a

Then it PROCESSES all the steps in the

First the
computer
receives INPUT.

And finally,
we see the
results.
This is called
the OUTPUT.
 What Are the Benefits of
Learning to Code?
Learning how to code helps you to understand the digital world
we live in.

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is a
a logical
logical
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ability to
to tackle
tackle aa problem
problem and
and work
work
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to build
build and
and design
design
websites.
websites.