Topic

Programming process, programming languages

Learning objectives

Students will be able to:

• understand the basics of programming
• describe steps in a programming process
• describe and use flowcharts
• list the main programming languages
• distinguish between a high-level programming language and a low-level programming language
• explain the term machine code
• describe the function of assemblers, compilers and interpreters
• acquire vocabulary connected with programming

Key words

Programming, flowchart, coding, machine code, bug, debugging, source code, object code, programing languages, low-level programming language, high-level programming language, assembler, compiler, interpreter, object-oriented programming, markup language, markup tag, algorithm.