Basic Programming Terminology

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In this article we will learn about the basic programming terminology which include the basic terms every programmer should know before learning any programming language. If you have not yet read, learn what is an algorithm and flowchart.

Before going to start reading this article, see our complete C programming tutorial for beginners.

Contents

1 Language
2 Programming Language
3 Program
4 Programming
5 Programmer
6 Software

Language

A language is a set of characters, words and associated grammar rules which is used for communication between two human beings either spoken or written. Examples: Telugu, Hindi, English etc.

Programming Language

A language which is used for communication between a human being and a computer. Human beings communicate with the computer by writing programs using a programming language. Ex: C, C++, Java etc.

Program

A program is a set of instructions for solving a particular problem or let the computer perform operations for completing a task. Programs are written using programming languages.

Programming

The process of writing programs to instruct the computer do something is known as programming. Programming is done using programming languages.

Programmer

A person who can write programs by using any one of the programming languages is known as a programmer. A programmer has the knowledge of using atleast one programming language for writing programs.

Software

Software is a collection of programs. Generally software is developed for solving complex problems. A person who develops software is known as a software developer.

If you are reading this, you have completed learning the basics of a computer, software and programming. Now, it’s is time to dive into learning a programming language. Let’s start with introduction to C programming language.

Suryateja Pericherla

Suryateja Pericherla, at present is a Research Scholar (full-time Ph.D.) in the Dept. of Computer Science & Systems Engineering at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Previously worked as an Associate Professor in the Dept. of CSE at Vishnu Institute of Technology, India.

He has 11+ years of teaching experience and is an individual researcher whose research interests are Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Computer Security, Network Security and Blockchain.

He is a member of professional societies like IEEE, ACM, CSI and ISCA. He published several research papers which are indexed by SCIE, WoS, Scopus, Springer and others.