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What is the primary function of a computer program?
What is the primary function of a computer program?
Which of the following characteristics of a good program is concerned with the ability to make changes to the program?
Which of the following characteristics of a good program is concerned with the ability to make changes to the program?
What is the main advantage of a structurally developed program?
What is the main advantage of a structurally developed program?
Which of the following characteristics of a good program is concerned with the ability of the program to run on different platforms?
Which of the following characteristics of a good program is concerned with the ability of the program to run on different platforms?
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What is the main goal of a flexible program?
What is the main goal of a flexible program?
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What is the primary concern of a program's accuracy?
What is the primary concern of a program's accuracy?
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Which of the following characteristics of a good program is concerned with the ability of the program to be used for similar tasks?
Which of the following characteristics of a good program is concerned with the ability of the program to be used for similar tasks?
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What is the primary benefit of a program's readability?
What is the primary benefit of a program's readability?
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Study Notes
Meaning of a Program
- A computer program is a set of instructions that a computer uses to perform a specific task.
- It is usually written by a computer programmer using a programming language.
Characteristics of a Good Program
- Portability: The ability of an application to run on different platforms (operating systems) with or without minimal changes.
- Readability: A program should be written in a way that makes it easy for other programmers or users to follow the logic without much effort.
- Efficiency: A program should utilize the least amount of memory and processing time.
- Structural: A program should be broken down into subtasks that are developed independently, making it more readable, and easier to test and document.
- Flexibility: A program should allow changes without requiring a complete rewrite.
- Accuracy/Correctness: A program should do what it is meant to do according to its design specification.
- Generality: A program should be applicable to similar tasks within the same domain.
- Maintainability: A program should be easy to modify to satisfy new requirements.
- Reusability: A program should be easy to reuse in developing other programs.
- Clarity: A program should be clear enough to be understood by others.
- Security: A program should protect the information it is responsible for.
- User-friendliness: A program should be easy to use by the intended users with a sensitive user interface.
- Robustness: A program should be able to respond to unexpected conditions, such as incorrect input.
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Learn the basics of computer programming, including the definition of a program and characteristics of a good program, such as portability and readability.
