Assignment 1 Procedural Programming Name: Joeldo Menezes Data No: 923047 Course: BTECH L5 HND in Computing and System Development Module: Procedural Programming Module Teacher: Maria Lemac CONTENTS History of programming languages……………………………….……..3, 4 Comparison and Evaluation …………………………………………………4, 3 Types of languages ………………………………………………………………5, 6 Reference………………………………………………………………………….…6, 7 History of Programming Languages First-generation programming language (1GL) – Binary: First generation languages are machine level languages which basically consist of 1’s and 0’s. Instructions had to be entered through the front switches and no translators were used. The main advantage was that a code written by a user could run very fast and efficiently because it was executed directly by the CPU. They were introduced in the 1940’s. Even though programs written were small and simple, it was hectic to correct it if an error occurred. Examples are architecture specific binary delivered on switches or tapes. Second-generation programming language (2GL) – Assembly: This is the 2nd classification of an assembly language. It was introduced in the late 1950’s. The 1st generation language being binary, i.e. combination of 1’s and 0’s was difficult to understand and there was high chances of error and hence the 2nd generation language was introduced. This language used letters of the alphabet instead of 1’s and 0’s making it easier to use. Some of its properties are: • Code could be read and written by the user • To run on a computer it has to be converted to a machine readable form Examples are CISC, RISC and x86 Third-generation programming language (3GL) – Modern: This language was introduced in order to create a mo... ... middle of paper ... ...rt-history-of-programming-languages-generations.aspx. Last accessed 19th March 2014. Cory Janssent (unknown) Procedural Language. Available: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/8982/procedural-language. Last accessed 19th March 2014. Cory Janssen (unknown) Object-Oriented Programming Language (OOPL). Available: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/8641/object-oriented-programming-language-oopl. Last accessed 19th March 2014. Ask (unknown) What Is Event Driven Programming? Available: http://uk.ask.com/question/what-is-event-driven-programming. Last accessed 19th March 2014. Margaret Rouse (2007) scripting language. Available: http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/definition/scripting-language. Last accessed 19th March 2014. Webopedia (unknown) markup language. Available: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/markup_language.html. Last accessed 19th March 2014.
This section outlines and describes the various elements of the program logic model (see Figure 2). Our logic model is an important evaluative tool as it helps to explain the ideas behind the development of the DCD guidelines and the reasons why DCD programs will lead to positive outcomes in deceased organ donation.
“Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective” an essay written by Leslie Marmon Silko brings to life the diversified facets of the Pueblo Indian culture, sharing with readers the infrastructure of Puebloan dialect and folklore. Likewise, Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” details a series of prominent reflections of the nurturing voice responsible for constructing the author’s perceptions of the world. Both of these essays share a corresponding theme of the influence one’s culture can have on can have on individual styles of communication. The implication of the nonfiction elements plot and setting throughout the piece allows the author to adequately reinforce the theme of each piece. Each essay embodies commonalities, as well as, differences in the nonfiction elements used to depict the common theme.
As Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” (Brainyquote.com) Martin Luther King Jr. was born in January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King skipped ninth and eleventh grade. He stood up and became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement to try to get equal rights for all. In 1964, he was the youngest to ever receive a Nobel Peace Prize. He is very well known for his "I Have A Dream" speech which took place in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. should be Innovation Academy's most influential person because he was a great public speaker, he supported and helped others, he also influenced others.
PCP is a recreational drug with hallucinogenic and dissociative properties. The drug was first produced as a potential agent for anesthesia but was later recognized as a dangerous substance of abuse that can significantly alter mental status. It is classified as a schedule ll controlled substance. PCP is currently illegal worldwide, including the United States. An article named, “PCP”, elaborates on the effects PCP has on your mental state:
looking to destroy me and everything I care about. The weight I carry beside me is more than average. There is the darkness slowly coming to consume me into to a life of hell. I have found out that revenge is a satisfying feeling. People very often do things they are not happy with, but I have done something so dark and devious and I have gotten away with it without a trace. Every day I sit here it haunts me, the scarring screams of the man they once called Fortunato. Today of all days especially I have devoted so much thought to my past with the ghost of a man I vowed to avenge. All the events every single one leading up to me trapping Fortunato down in the cold disgusting cellar are on replay in my head, my father never in my life loving me his own son, the people at my school never wanting to except me but the day Fortunato came into my life stealing all the attention and popularity I never had doomed
Ethics or rather morals entail mechanisms that defend, systematize as well as recommend conceptions of right or wrong. Many organizations develop ethical codes to ensure employees and employers understand the difference in doing good or bad. In that respect, ethics are an essential aspect of successfully running of any organization or government. Ethics ensure employee’s productivity levels are up to the required standards. It also assists them to know their rights and responsibilities. Additionally, employers, as well as any persons in management, are guided by them to ensure they provide transparent leadership. Ethics also defines how customers should be handled. Ethical codes govern the relationship between customers and an
The subject of this term paper will be about computers in the 1950’s. The divisions that will be covered are; the types of computers there were, the memory capacity of computers, the programming languages of that time, and the uses of the computers for that time. Information will be gathered from the Internet, from books, and from magazines, and from the encyclopedia.
Mathematics has become a very large part of society today. From the moment children learn the basic principles of math to the day those children become working members of society, everyone has used mathematics at one point in their life. The crucial time for learning mathematics is during the childhood years when the concepts and principles of mathematics can be processed more easily. However, this time in life is also when the point in a person’s life where information has to be broken down to the very basics, as children don’t have an advanced capacity to understand as adults do. Mathematics, an essential subject, must be taught in such a way that children can understand and remember.
The long Generation 2 was the start of Bits and the first one was 8-bits. These were not even detailed but it is a game. This generation included a lot more popular more balanced games such as: Fairchild, 1292 advanced programmable video system, VC4000, Arcadia 2001, Magnavox Odyssey, and the Intellivision. Although there are many Arcadia and Odyssey systems there are many things about the Odyssey Systems. One really cool thing about it is it is made by Americans! It changed how we make our games instead of just buying it. One of the first color game made by the U.S. is the Odyssey 500 the first American made game with colors and the Odyssey 300 was the first game made by us with a GI chip. That would not have been possible if generation one happened but let’s see what happens in generation ...
As teachers we plan our lessons and think to ourselves, "my students are going to love this lesson and will be able to understand what I am teaching", but sometimes that isn 't the case. You may plan a lesson in hopes that your students understand but it doesn 't go as planned. Every student learns differently and thinks differently and because of this we, as teachers must learn to differentiate our lessons. This may require us to change the way we deliver our lesson, change the activities for our lessons or even change the wording of our material so students understand. In this paper, I will be differentiating a lesson plan based on student readiness, student interest and student learning profile for content, process, and product.
Formal and Informal sector intersect when the subject relates opportunity costs enforcing the cost-benefit approach. Legalist perspective suggests that formalization is the mechanism to protect business and property rights, creating capital, raise productivity and attract investments. De Soto (2000) argues that the real estate value is worth of USD 9.3 trillion in the Third World countries that exceeds any kind of donation and loans from the developed world. We witness the unique “entrepreneurial ingenuity” that the poor created in the developing world. Although, it is a dead capital which cannot be used for economic development, unless treated properly. De Soto claims that the higher formalization, the more potential exists to accumulate wealth and decrease the poverty rate. The concept that he considers crucial generating capital flow is the “surplus value” created by the formalization and property rights. Assets’ economic potential must be fixed in order to initiate additional production. Assets must be integrated into one formal representational system; that is how the West succeeded in capitalist realm. In 1849, California, the Congress gradually integrated the informal property created by immigrants and miners . Thus, benefits from the company perspective of operating formally are as follows: limited liability not risking the whole property of the business/owner; enforceable commercial contracts, enabling business entities insure rights and obligations to be met; access to finance and market information, legalised and registered entities benefit from the trust of financial institutions; access to government incentives, including procurement tenders and export promotion policies; access to public infrastructure and services; ...
Many different types of programming languages are used to write programs for computers. The languages are called "codes". Some of the languages include C++, Visual Basic, Java, XML, Perl, HTML, and COBOL. Each of the languages differs from each other, and each is used for specific program jobs. HTML and JAVA are languages used to build web pages for the Internet. Perl and XML can produce codes that block students from getting on certain inappropriate web pages on their school server. One of the most prominent programming languages of the day would have to be C++.
Structuralism was developed by Ferdinand de Saussure in the mid-twentieth century (Cuddon and Preston 923). This creation was brought on, in part, by the French existentialism period and is often combined with the semiotic theory of literary criticism; both are the source of development for other literary criticisms from the formalist schools of thought. As the name suggests, structuralism examines the structure of the work, investigating the ramifications of the organizations of literatures (McManus, 1998). As an image to portray this idea is examining the structure of a building and comparing it to the structures of other buildings in its surroundings, and then subsequently comparing the common features of those buildings to buildings from other cultures and what those architectural discrepancies represent (Brizee and Tompkins, 2011).
Scheduling algorithms say how much time is allocated to Processes and Threads. Their goal is to fulfil a number of criteria:
The fist computer, known as the abacus, was made of wood and parallel wires on which beads were strung. Arithmetic operations were performed when the beads were moved along the wire according to “programming” rules that had to be memorized by the user (Soma, 14). The second earliest computer, invented by Blaise Pascal in 1694, was a “digital calculating machine.” Pascal designed this first known digital computer to help his father, who was a tax collector. Pascal’s computer could only add numbers, and they had to be entered by turning dials (Soma, 32). It required a manual process like its ancestor, the abacus. Automation was introduced in the early 1800’s by a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage. He created an automatic calculation machine that was steam powered and stored up to 1000 50-digit numbers. Unlike its two earliest ancestors, Babbage’s invention was able to perform various operations. It relied on cards with holes punched in them, which are called “punch cards.” These cards carried out the programming and storing operations for the machine. Unluckily, Babbage’s creation flopped due to the lack of mechanical precision and the lack of demand for the product (Soma, 46). The machine could not operate efficiently because technology was t adequate to make the machine operate efficiently Computer interest dwindled for many years, and it wasn’t until the mid-1800’s that people became interested in them once again.