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Introduction to Programming

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Introduction

A program is a set of Instructions which aims to achieve a specific purpose

History

Jacquard loom - A controller which used Binary codes on a chain of punch cards to print textile patterns through a fabric-weaving machine.

How Computer Works

Instructions are given to the computer in machine code, which is the 0s and 1s. We call that binary language.

How a Computer Program Executed

Programmer, writes a program using a programming language with human-readable way. A compiler or Interpreter translate human-readable program into machine code. 

Programming Language

What is Programming

 Set of Instructions for computer to execute. Then the Source code will be translated into machine code which is compiled by a programmer and interpreted by a runtime program.

Low-Level and High Level Programming Languages

Low-Level Languages

  • Human-readable representation of machine language
  • Not portable across different computers or programming platforms.
    • Example : Assembly

High-Level Languages

  • Human-readable friendly programming languages
  • portable across different computers or programming platforms
    • Example : JAVA. C++, C, JavaScript, etc.

References

Courses References

Programming Fundamentals by Oracle

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