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7 Introduction to BASIC-256
Your Aim
to learn about:
Computer Languages Language Translator
Working of Language Translators Introduction to Basic-256
Installing BASIC-256 Opening BASIC-256
BASIC-256 Environment Creating your First BASIC-256 Program
Saving a Program Running a Program
Opening a Program Elements of BASIC-256 Programming
Statements
COMPUTER LANGUAGES
To communicate with the computers, we need some special languages which are called
computer languages or programming languages. A computer language is the medium
by which instructions are transmitted to the computer to perform a specific task. It is a set
of words, symbols and codes that the computer can understand. It is used to write computer
programs. A computer program is a set of instructions written in a programming language. The
process of writing a program is called programming. People who write the programs are called
programmers. There are a number of programming languages worldwide. Some languages
were developed for specific computers, others were developed for specific uses such as scientific
or business applications. Computer languages are classified into two major categories:
Computer
Languages
Low-Level Language High-Level Language
Machine Assembly Language Third Generation Fourth-Generation Natural
Language (1GL) (2GL) Language (3GL) Language (4GL) Language (5GL)
Low-Level Language (LLL)
A low-level language is a programming language that is machine dependent. A program written
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