f computer programming using the Python language. Before we begin exploring those concepts, you need to understand a f w basic things about computers and how they work. This chapter will build a …

While computer programming is not computer science, programming allows us to exercise the core skills that all computer scientists possess. Also, sharpening our algorithmic thinking makes us better …

Programming, in the simplest of terms, is telling a computer what you want it to do, which involves step-by-step commands for the computer to follow. Computers are not clever; however, they are very …

Programming concepts are introduced generically, with logic demonstrated in pseudocode and flowchart form, followed by examples for different programming languages.

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Computer science is not so much the science of computers as it is the science of solving problems using computers. Experts in many of these fields don’t do much programming! However, learning to …

When you write a number like 20 in a program, it is assumed to be a decimal number. Internally, computer software is used to convert decimal numbers into binary numbers, and vice versa. A …