This document provides an introduction to computer programming concepts, including: 1) It defines what a computer program is and explains that programs get input from users and generate output. 2) It discusses the importance of program design, implementation, and testing according to a specification. 3) It explains that high-level programming languages are used instead of machine language, and compilers translate programs into machine language.

1. Introduction to Programming Concepts Jussi Pohjolainen TAMK University of Applied Sciences

3. Input and Output Computer Program input output

7. Compiling and Running Programs Implementing Programs

11. Miscommunication 010101010111011111010101010101101010101010101010101 I just wanna a program that would calculate my body mass index? Okay? ?

12. Solution 010101010111011111010101010101101010101010101010101 I wanna a BMI app. (but I don't want the results) int weight; int height; cin >> weight; cin >> height; ... Compiler

15. Writing the program Source Code Source Code Compiling Machine Language Machine Language Linking Executable

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18. ALGORITHMS