© Anjana Fernando and Lakmal Warusawithana 2020
A. Fernando, L. WarusawithanaBeginning Ballerina Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5139-3_1

1. Getting Started

Anjana Fernando1  and Lakmal Warusawithana2
(1)
Mountain View, CA, USA
(2)
Mountain View, USA
 

In this chapter, we will learn the importance of computers, and how it affects our day to day life. We will start off by taking a look at the basic components that makes up a computer, and how they work together, along with a brief overview on digital data representation. And finally, we will be writing our first computer program.

Computers and Coding

It is no secret that computers have become an integral part of our lives. You can do your online banking from anywhere in the world; this is made ...

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