Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2017
Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2017
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ISBN: 9781337102124
Author: Diane Zak
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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What is a computer program?

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Computer Program:

  • In general, a computer is able to perform many types of tasks because they are programmed.
    • It implies that computers not only perform a single job, but also performs multiple jobs.
  • In a computer, a task is implemented by a set of instructions and it is referred as a computer “program”.
  • Programs are generally referred as “software”; software is a component which controls the operations of computer.
    • In computer, software is created by the individual programmers or the software developers.
  • The computer programs are designed and tested by the programmers.
  • The programs can be generated by using various types of programming languages such as C, C++, java, Python and many others.
  • The language statements are referred as “source program”. After the compilation of the source program, it is referred as “object program”.

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