Introduction to Computer Programming
? What is a computer language ?
Modern
computer languages often use words from human languages as well as using the
rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation.
Most computer languages
that computers use are not more then a hundred words but you need to be very
precise when you’re telling the program what to do. Even the slightest error in
a program will cause the entire thing to crash.
? What is Visual Basic ?
VB is an extremely flexible programming product
designed for a variety of applications. Students, managers and people in a
variety of technical fields use VB to learn how to write practical, Window
based programs; business professionals use VB to write programs that leverage
the documents and capabilities of their Micro Office applications and
experienced software developers use VB to build powerful commercial
applications and corporate productivity tools. VB allowed programmers to create
applications that have features similar to other Windows applications without
having to write many lines of code. When we will design VB programs we will see
that the visual appearance is very similar to most Windows orientated applications.
! Little piece of useless info !
VB is based on the BASIC programming
language developed in the 1960’s by John Kemeny and
Thomas Kurtz. BASIC stands for Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Guide.
! Little piece of useful info !
The VB Development Environment
contains all the resources you need to construct VB programs. These resources
include the following tools and windows:
·
Programming tools
·
Toolbox controls
·
Form window
·
Form layout window
·
Properties window
·
Project Explorer
·
Code window
·
Object browser
Now that you’ve hopefully
read this can you answer these questions?
1.)
What is computer programming
2.) List three job
opportunities for a computer programmer
3.) Provide three reasons why
you should learn to program.
