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What is programming and its languages?

Programming is a way to instruct the computer to perform various tasks.

Just like we humans can understand a few languages (English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, etc.), so is the case with computers. Computers understand instructions that are written in a specific syntactical form called a programming language.

Exercises

Programming is a way to instruct the computer to perform various tasks.

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 Wrong


Computers understand instructions that are written in a specific syntactical form called a programming language.

 Correct
 Wrong


Which of the following is a programming language?

 Spanish
 Python
 Mandarin



Exercises

What is programming?

 A way to communicate with people
 A way to instruct the computer to perform tasks
 A form of entertainment


What is a programming language?

 A language used by humans to communicate with each other
 A set of rules and instructions used to instruct a computer
 A system for translating text from one human language to another
 A style of written communication for storytelling


What is the main function of a programming language?

 To entertain users
 To allow humans to instruct computers
 To translate human languages