INTRODUCTION
BASIC is an acronym for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It was developed by Professor John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, USA in May 1, 1964. BASIC is a simple people-oriented language in contrast to some other programming languages that are more ambiguous and therefore more difficult to learn and use.
MEANING OF BASIC
BASIC programming is a simple general-purpose, high level programming language which is used to design computer programs. It is easy to use, simple to understand and very useful for beginners who want to know how to write programs. It consists of statements written in English words and mathematical notation. Because of its similarity to elementary algebra, BASIC is particularly well-suited to solving problems in science, mathematics and engineering.
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