What is programming and its languages?
Programming is a way to instruct the computer to perform various tasks.
Just like we humans can understand a few languages (English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, etc.), so is the case with computers. Computers understand instructions that are written in a specific syntactical form called a programming language.
Warm-up Exercises
Programming is a way to instruct the computer to perform various tasks.
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Computers understand instructions that are written in a specific syntactical form called a programming language.
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Which of the following is a programming language?
| Spanish | ||
| Python | ||
| Mandarin |
Challenge Exercises
What is programming?
| A way to communicate with people | ||
| A way to instruct the computer to perform tasks | ||
| A form of entertainment |
What is a programming language?
| A language used by humans to communicate with each other | ||
| A set of rules and instructions used to instruct a computer | ||
| A system for translating text from one human language to another | ||
| A style of written communication for storytelling |
What is the main function of a programming language?
| To entertain users | ||
| To allow humans to instruct computers | ||
| To translate human languages |
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