Learn It, Try It: Computer Programming

Learn It, Try It: Computer Programming — page 1 — Author Dedication Dedicated to my mother Edie Edelman I love you

Learn It, Try It: Computer Programming — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 PROJECT 1 A World of Technology 4 Debug an Algorithm CHAPTER 2 PROJECT 2 Computers Throughout Write an Algorithm 19 History CHAPTER 3 Amazing Algorithms 13 PROJECT 3 Convert Numbers to Binary 27 CHAPTER 4 Bits Bytes and Being Binary PROJECT 4 Fun With Fonts 22 CHAPTER 5 PROJECT 5 Speaking a Computer's Encryption 42 Language 34 CHAPTER 6 Explore Computer Programming Glossary Read More Maker Space Tips Internet Sites Index Author Bio

Learn It, Try It: Computer Programming — page 3 — CHAPTER 1 A WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY In today's world computers are all around us Things you enjoy every day such as video games TV and the Internet are all possible because of computers Computers are made of two separate parts that work together One piece is the hardware and the other piece is the software Hardware describes the actual physical electronic machine The software is the instructions for the machine to follow They tell the hardware what to do

Learn It, Try It: Computer Programming — page 4 — My products Deposits Transfers Cards Credit Accounts Bank FACT A computer program is another name for software Think about video games The video game hardware draws pixels on your TV It detects what buttons you pressed on your controller The video game software controls everything else In a basketball video game it's the computer program that makes the pixels look like a basketball player and turns a button push into a slam dunk High definition TV screens hold a grid of 1 920 by 1 080 pixels That's more than 2 million colored dots Computers are powerful because they can follow extremely simple step by step instructions very quickly They can also store enormous amounts of information Computer programmers figure out those steps and how to use that information With the help of computer programmers computer hardware can become something exciting to use and see Computer programmers have created video games web browsers social media online banking websites and self driving cars The possibilities are limited only by your imagination pixel one of the tiny dots on a TV screen or computer monitor that make up the visual image browser a software program that lets a user find information images and video on the Internet

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