LEARNING AREA 5 : PROGRAMMING

5.1  Basic Programming Concepts

Define Program and Programming Language

• State the definition of program.
• State the definition of programming language.

Levels and Generations Of Programming Languages

• Identify the generations of low-level
• programming languages with examples.
• Identify the generations of high-level
• programming languages with examples.

Programming Language Approaches

• Define structured approach in programming.
• Define object-oriented approach in programming.
• Differentiate between structured approach and object-oriented approach in programming.

Translator

• Describe the translation method of programming using assembler, interpreter and compiler

Basic Elements In Programming 

• Differentiate between constants and variables.
• Differentiate between the data types: Boolean, integer, double, string and date.
• Differentiate between mathematical and logical (Boolean) operators.
• Differentiate between sequence control structure and selection control structure.

5.2   Program Development

Program Development Phases

• Describe the five main phases in program development:

• problem analysis
• program design
• coding
• testing and debugging
• documentation

Develop a program

• Apply program development phases to solve problems.

5.3  Current and Future Developments

Latest Programming Languages

• Find out the latest programming languages:

• fifth generation language
• natural language
• OpenGL (Graphic Library)