PROGRAMMING PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER 17.PROGRAMMING

 

A Programming languages Programming is the process of writing a program using a computer language. A program is a set of instructions which computer uses to do a specific task (e.g. a solution to a Maths problem). The only language a PC can directly execute is machine code, which consists of 1s and 0s.   High-level languages, however, are closer to human languages; they use forms resembling English, which makes programming easier. The program is translated into machine code by software called a compiler. Some examples are: ·         FORTRAIN – used for scientific and mathematical applications ·         COBOL – popular for business applications ·         BASIC – used as a teaching language; Visual BASIC is now used to create Windows applications ·         C – used to write system software, graphics and commercial programs B Steps in writing a program To write a program, software developers usually follow these steps   EXERCISES 17.1 Match the terms from A opposite with their definitions 1 programming a basic language which contains of binary codes 2 machine code b programming language such as C, Java or Visual BASIC. 17.2 Look at B and then put these programming steps into the correct order. 17.3 Complete this article about the VoiceXML application language with the words from the box. HTML dial VoiceXML commands speech recognition   Internet: Voice recognition takes off You don’t need a sophisticated cell phone to surf the internet when you’re on the road – just your own voice. That’s the idea behind a new breed of voice service that is popping up all over the place. Subscribers (1)___________ a toll-free phone number and use spoken (2)___________ to listen to anything from weather conditions to stock quotes, or flight information to news stories. Half a dozen of these services – such as Audiopoint, BeVocal, TellMe and TelSurf Networks – have already gone live or are resting their systems.

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