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Intro to Computingfundamentals~10 mins

What a programming language is in Intro to Computing - Flowchart & Logic Diagram

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Process Overview

A programming language is a special set of instructions that people use to tell computers what to do. This flowchart shows how a simple instruction in a programming language is understood and acted upon by a computer.

Flowchart
Rectangle
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Rectangle
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Rectangle
This flowchart shows the step-by-step process of how a programming language instruction is written, read by the computer, checked for correctness, and then executed if valid.
Step-by-Step Trace - 6 Steps
Step 1: Start the process
Step 2: Write instruction in programming language
Step 3: Computer reads instruction
Step 4: Check if instruction is valid
Step 5: Execute instruction
Step 6: End process
Diagram
Write Instruction
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Programming Language
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Computer
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Output: Hello
This diagram shows how a user writes an instruction using a programming language, which the computer then understands and produces the output 'Hello'.
Flowchart Quiz - 3 Questions
Test your understanding
What does a programming language help you do?
AMake coffee
BTell the computer what to do
CPaint pictures by hand
DDrive a car
Key Result
A programming language is a set of instructions that lets people tell computers what to do in a way the computer can understand and act upon.