Computer Programming

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Term Paper Title	Computer Programming
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Computer Programming

Computer Programming

Choosing to do a research on a career can be a little easier to do when you have
some or a general knowledge a particular field of work. There are many different
types of jobs one can decide to undertake, one of which is in the most popular
line of work today:  Computer Programming.  Although this line of work might
seem a little tiresome but you might find it enjoyable by people with lots of
patience and the will to do long and tidious work.  Most programmers in large
corporations work in teams, with each person focusing on a specific aspect of
the total project(AOL). Programmers write the detailed instructions for a
computer to follow.  A computer programmer carefully studies the program that
best suits the employer needs.  They may also work for a large computer
corporation developing new software and/or improving older versions of these
programs.  Programmers write specific programs by breaking down each step into a
logical series of hours of writing programs, the programmer must follow.  After
long hours of writing programs, the programmer must thoroughly testing and
revising it.  Generally, programmers create software by using the following a
basic step-by-step development process:

   (1) Define the scope of the program by outlining exactly what the program
          will do.
   (2) Plan the sequence of computer operations, usually by developing a
          flowchart (a diagram showing the order of computer actions and
          data flow).
   (3) Write the code--the program instructions encoded in a particular
          programming language.
   (4) Test the program.
   (5) Debug the program (eliminate problems in program logic and correct
          incorrect usage of the programming language).
   (6) Submit the program for beta testing, in which users test the
          program extensively under real-life conditions to see whether
          it performs correctly(AOL)

Programmers are grouped into two types:  Application programmers and systems
programmers. These programmers write the software that changes a  basic machine
into a personal tool that not only is useful for increasing productivity but
also be fun and entertain the user.

Applications programmers write commercial programs to be used by businesses, in
scientific research centers, and in the home. Systems programmers write the
complex programs that control the inner-workings of the computer. Application
programmers are focused primarily on busi...

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