is text written in a computer programming
language. Such a language is specially designed to
facilitate the work of computer programmers, who specify
the actions to be performed by a computer mostly by
writing source code, which can then be automatically
translated to binary machine code that the computer can
directly read and execute.

self-contained set of instructions used to operate a computer
to produce a specific result

(often shortened to programming
or coding) is the process of designing, writing, testing,
debugging/ troubleshooting, and maintaining the source
code of computer programs. This source code is written in a
programming language. The purpose of programming is to
create a program that exhibits a certain desired behavior.
The process of writing source code often requires expertise
in many different subjects, including knowledge of the
application domain, specialized algorithms, and formal logic.

the process of writing a program, or software

also called executables, consist of
binary instructions

the operation to be performed; also called an opcode

memory address of the data to be used

programming language with symbolic names
for opcodes, and decimals or labels for memory addresses

Assembly language programs must be translated into machine
instructions, using an

languages that use instructions tied directly to

one type of computer

instructions resemble written languages, such

as English,and can be run on a variety of computer types Examples:

Visual Basic, C, C++, Java

written in a high- or low-level language

each statement is translated individually and

executed immediately after translation

all statements are translated and stored as an executable

program, or object program; execution occurs later

combines all of the compiled code required for the program

available instructions are used to create self-contained

units called procedures

reusable objects, containing code and data, are manipulated

the translation of the selected

algorithm into a language the computer can use

diagram showing the flow of

instructions in an algorithm

English-like phrases used to

describe the algorithm

the step-by-step sequence of

instructions that describe how the data is to be

processed to produce the desired output