Introduction to Computer Programming & C++ Programming

In this tutorial, we will study and understand what is a computer programming language and also take an introduction about C++ programming language.

What is Computer Programming in general ?
  • A programming language is a formal computer language or constructed language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer.
  • Programming languages can be used to create programs to control the behavior of a machine or to express algorithms.
  • An algorithm is process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
  • Types of Programming Languages:
    1. High-level
    2. Intermediate/Assembly
    3. Machine Language
Types of Programming Languages –
1. Machine language –
  • It’s the language of machines, consisting of bits (1s and 0s) put together into chunks like bytes, a group of 8 bits, and lots of other larger sizes.
  • It’s highly unlikely you will ever have to write in machine language.
2. Assembly Language –
  • Assembly language is one level above machine language.
  • It uses short abbreviation codes for instructions and allows the programmer to introduce names for blocks of memory that hold data.
  • These abbreviations are known as Mnemonics.
3. High Level Language –
  • High level languages are closer to human languages and highly understandable.
  • Ultimately, programs written in a high-level language must be translated into machine language by a compiler or interpreter.
  • Eg: COBOL, C, C++, FORTRAN etc
C++ Programming Language
  • C++ is a high-level programming language developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell Labs. C++ runs on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and the various versions of UNIX.
  • It is an Extension to C programming Language.
  • It has Object Oriented Programming Features.
  • Primarily used in development of system/application software, drivers, client-server applications and embedded firmware.
First Hello World Program Example –
// my first program
#include
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello World";
return 0;
}

So thats it for this tutorial guys, I have a YouTube video tutorial for the same so you can check that youtube video too if you want a video lecture for the same –

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