Lecture 1 Introduction Copy

CS242 computer Programming
T.Fatimah Al-Qahtani

Details

• Textbook:
• C++ How to Program, DETITEL & DEITEL, eighth(or) seventh edition.

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• Website :
• http://cpp242.wordpress.com

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Sunday from ( 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
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Evaluation

Grade

Date

Midterm1

10 %

(on 18-5-1436
M2) (on 17-51436 M1)

Midterm2

15 %

(on 1-7-1436 M2 /
30-6-1436 M1)

Lab

20 %

Participation and
Attendance

5%

Final lab

10 %

Final

40 %

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Lab Grades
Evaluation

Grade

Date

Evaluations

5%

Weeks 8 & 12

Homework

10 %

Lab Quiz

5%

Week 9 ( After
Vacation )

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Topics
Topics to be covered
Introduction
Data types, variables, values, assignment
Sequence, iteration, branching statements
Functions
Arrays
Pointers
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Introduction

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Computer
Device capable of performing computations and making logical decisions.

Hardware

Software
- Computer programs.
Programs
that run computer.

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- Program is a sequence of instructions, written to perform a specified task with a computer.

-It is any physical device, something that you are able to touch. - Various devices comprising computer, E.g. (Keyboard, disks, memory, CD-ROM, processing units). 10

Programming Languages
 Used to write sequence of instructions that instruct computers to perform specific tasks.

 Some are directly understandable by computers.
 Others require intermediate translation steps.
• Three types of Computer Languages:

1) Machine language.
2) Assembly language.
3) High-level languages.

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Programming Languages
Machine
language
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• Instruct computers to perform elementary operations.
• Generally consist of strings of 0s and 1s.
• Only language computer directly understands.
• “ Natural language ” of computer.
• Cumbersome for humans.
• Too slow, tedious and error prone for most programmers.

Example:
Adding overtime pay to base pay and storing