CON - Programming Commands Lesson

Programming Commands

Introduction

In order to give instructions to a computer, we need to use a language that a computer understands. In the final lesson of this module, you will learn the core concepts of how computers process programming commands. Let’s take a look at the concepts now.

To begin take a look at the How Computers Work: Binary and Data video.

Programming Commands Vocabulary Chart

Binary Language  REMEMBER 1s and 0s!	Sequence of Commands The right commands in the right order.
Conditional structures Do certain things based on a true or false, yes or no decision.	Looping structures List of instructions to do more than once.

 

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