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Latest revision as of 08:35, 27 April 2016
A program is a list of instructions written in a programming language that is used to control the behavior of a machine.
Description
Computer programs control the behavior of computers.
Examples of programs include:
- The sequence of cards used by a Jacquard loom to produce a given pattern within weaved cloth. Invented in 1801, it used holes in punched cards to represent sewing loom arm movements in order to generate decorative patterns automatically.
- A file containing a list of instructions to be executed by a computer.
- Barrels, punched cards and music rolls encoding music to be played by player pianos, fairground organs, barrel organs and music boxes.
Execution
The execution of a program is a series of actions following the instructions it contains.
Each instruction produces effects that alter the state of the machine according to its predefined meaning.
See also
External Links
- Program (machine) @ Wikipedia
