INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PROGRAMMING. : LSUS

Computer Science ICT SSS2 Second Term

WEEK 9

INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PROGRAMMING

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

  1. Understand what is  basic programming

 

BASIC stands for BEGINNERS ALL-PURPOSE SYMBOLIC INSTRUCTION CODE. It is a single easy-to-use language designed also for beginners. It is not only simple but also powerful. It is science-oriented. Professor John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz developed the language in 1964 at Dartmouth College, U.S.A., as a means of teaching students a simple language for programming a computer. The program can be used to solve problems covering a wide range of applications on many different types of digital computers. Because the BASIC Language has been designed for ease of use and is readily available on most computers, program development can be achieved in a minimum time.

There are different versions of Basic. They include:

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