A program is what you use to manipulate the computer's hardware. In order to have a program it has to be coded and designed using a programming language. Some programming languages are Basic, C, C++, Java, HTML, and FORTRAN. The programmer uses a programming language to creates a code that works with the operating system (which is also written in a programming language) to, in turn, generate machine language that the computer can interpret. Programming is writing out an algorithm, or a sequence of actions to solve a problem.

This section discribes how a program works and gives some beginner - level information on how to program. This section is based on simple programs that are used in everyday life. This section will have lots of hard concepts.