PlanetPhysics/Topic on Computer Programming

Definition

computer programming is the process of creating, generating, and implementing programs and algorithms that control the operation of a computer, usually in digital form.

Examples:

• programming languages: Fortran, Basic, TurboBasic, AppleBasic, Algol, Pascal, $C/,and\,C^{++}$, Tex, Java,...
• Algorithms: FT, FFT, TowerofHanoi, Linpack,
• Programs: "FFT-OS-X", MiKTeX, Mathematica, Maple, Systat, STATS, MathType, Word, WordPerfect, Latex2e, Acrobat, Internet Explorer, Eudora, Outlook Express, jQuantum,...(all {\mathbf $TM\,!$}s )
• Operating systems (OS): $UNIX$, $Linux$, Windows, $OSX$, $DOS.v.x$, AppleDOS,...
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