Last Updated: 8-17-96
Programming is the most interesting part about a computer. Programming has many terms that you should be familiar with. Here are some of them:
| API (Application Program Interface) | API calls are programming statements that use functions and sub-routines from another program. |
| Assembler | Assembler is a low-level language. |
| BASIC | BASIC is a high-level language. |
| C (C++) | C or C++ is a high-level language |
| DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) | Dynamic Data Enchange are programming calls that are used to exchange data between two or more applications. |
| Function | A Function is a set of commands in a program in which after they run they return a value to the program. |
| GUI (Graphical User Interface) | An interface in which the user can interact with that is graphical. |
| Low-Level Language | A language where it is most like machine code. |
| High-Level Language | A language where it is most like plain english. |
| Machine Code | The exact programming code that the computer's CPU interprets. |
| MDI (Multiple Document Interface) | A program that lets you have more than one document (file) open at once. |
| Pascal | Pascal is a high-level language. |
| Sub-Routine | A sub-routine is like a function but does not return a value. A sub-routine is a set of commands. |
| VBX | A control that can be used in a visual programming language (Visual Basic, Delphi, etc.) |
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