CHAPTER

1

Introduction to Computers and Programming

1.1 Concept of Computers and Computer Systems

1.2 Modular Programming

1.3 Algorithms and Program Development

1.4 Program Processing

1.5 Program Processing Environment

1.6 Samples of Algorithms

Chapter Summary

Exercises

Objectives

To understand the basic concepts of the hardware and software components of a computer system, program development, program compilation and execution in C, and the C program processing environment.

 

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