C1 PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS

The terms defined in this section cover a variety of techniques and concepts used to communicate ideas and algorithms. These terms are used both to communicate ideas before a program is written and to describe the program design so that other programmers can maintain the program at a later date. Related terms can be found in Section A4 Systems design and life cycle (system characteristics), Section C2 Programming (flow of execution), Section C3 Programming (subprograms), Section C4 Program syntax, Section C5 Describing programs and Section C6 Testing and running programs.

The construction of any effective computer program is time-consuming and complex, requiring the application of a wide range of techniques, skills ...

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