- A computer does only what you tell it to do.
- A computer program consists of data and code.
- There are three kinds of statements: assignment, control, and operation.
- The computer is the subject of every command in a program.
- It reads your program looking for coherent statements made up of reserved words and arguments.
- It then does what you tell it to do with the data.
How a Computer Reads a Program
From Al Lukaszewski, for About.com
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In summary, you should keep the following points in mind when you
write your programs:
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- Clueless Computers
- Reserved Words Are Key
- Picking an Argument - Part 1
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