You can also purchase the programs separately on an IBM PC formatted floppy disk. In this issue, you will be introduced to some terms used frequently in discussing how to communicate with the hardware. Program a set of precise instructions directing the computer to perform a specific set of tasks. They are primarily mainframe languages. Practically speaking, computer systems respond best to simple numerical communications and relationships.
Some computer languages deal more efficiently with strings of characters than do others.
All computer languages can be made to do the job in one way or another. Loop a program procedure which repeats the desired command a specified number of times or until certain conditions are met. Frankly, I was careless and called up the wrong file from my computer directory. Yes, but it is not difficult to correct the problem. The important thing is to be consistent and unambiguous in your coding.