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Programming

A computer program is a set of detailed instructions that tell a computer to perform some specific task.

Programs are detailed and carefully sequenced.

Computer programming is the art of communicating algorithms to computers.

algorithm

A computational procedure whose steps are completely specified and elementary.[1]

A program has the instructions that tell the computer what we need done. Each time a computer needs to perform a specific task, it has to follow the same instructions — the computer program — over and over again.

Drill

simpleprograms/drills/ * The classic program to write, no matter what language you're using, is a program that prints the words "Hello, world!" on your screen. * Create a file called Hello.java and type the following program. * Be sure to type the program, rather than copying and pasting.

// A simple Hello, world program
// Note: The file name must be the same as the
// class name, with a .java extension.
public class Hello {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Hello, world");
  }
}
* Make sure the file name is the same as the class name, Hello, with a .java extension. * Compile the program using the command javac Hello.java. * If there are no errors, run the program with the command java Hello.

[1] Al Kelley & Ira Pohl, A Book on C.


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