COM209 Module 1 Discussion

**1** IMPORTATN - PLEASE UNDERSTAND AND APPLY THE FOLLOWING ****

Students are directed to select one (1) discussion question to respond to for their initial response.

For the initial response, students must select a question that has not been answered;

however, if all questions have been answered, they are to choose the question with the last initial response, but must provide an original answer.

**2** IMPORTATN - Please be reminded of what is required:

1) your discussion (worth 9pts).

2) Two student replies (worth 3 pts, each).

3) please use your own words from information presented in course text.

Please use one of the following discussion questions to discuss. please try not to repeat question that another student may have already discussed.

unless, of course, all questions have been discussed.

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Ch 1 Overview:

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Provides an introduction to programming. Students will learn basic programming terminology and apply this to the Java programming environment.

Will learn how to create a simple Java application that produces output to the console.

The chapter covers the basic components of a Java application and how to compile and run a Java program.

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Discussion Topics:

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Define the terms machine language, low-level programming language, high-level programming language, Syntax. Discuss some examples for each.

explain the difference between a compiler vs. interpreted programming language. Can you give some examples of programming language for each?

explain the difference between procedural programming vs. object oriented language.

give examples of programs that use a compiler vs. programs that use interpreter and what are the differences?

explain the importance of using comments in program code?

explain why using flow charts are so important in developing program?

what is an algorithm?