Introduction to Programming and Types of Programming Languages
What is Programming? Programming is the process of giving instructions to a computer so that it can perform a specific task. In today’s digital world, everything around us works because of programming —from mobile apps and websites to ATMs and smart devices. A computer does not think like humans. It only follows instructions written by us in a form it can understand. Insimple--->Programming is telling a computer what to do and how to do it . Real-Life Example of Programming Let’s take a simple example— making tea : Boil water Add tea powder Add sugar Pour into a cup This step-by-step method is called an algorithm . In programming, we also write instructions step by step , and the computer executes them in order. What Is a Language? A language is a medium used to communicate. Humans use languages like English, Kannada, or Hindi to communicate with each other. Computers, however, understand only machine language (0s and 1s) . To make communication between human...