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This document lists brief descriptions of current and older MS-BASIC development tools for the PC, along with a brief list of features and notes. While you may find older versions of development tools in many places, links to the old/used programming tools sales pages of EMS Professional Software, this page's sponsor, are provided for your convenience. Other Microsoft version information. Information on other vendors' products.

1964 Dartmouth BASIC by J.G Kemeney & T. E. Kurtz @ Dartmouth College John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz invents BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) and its compiler. The first BASIC program is ran at 4 a.m. 1st of May, 1964. 1965 The term Hypertext coined by Ted Nelson.

Definition of "programming language" a human-readable textual or graphic means of specifying the behavior of a computer. Programming languages have a short history ~50 years The purpose of a programming language allow a human and a computer to communicate

Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains. Python is often compared to Tcl, Perl, Ruby, Scheme or Java.

What can computers do for you? Computers can execute tasks very rapidly, but in order to achieve this they need an accurate description of the task. They can handle a greater amount of input data than you can. But they can not design a strategy to solve problems for you. So if you can not figure out the procedure that solve your problem computers cannot help you. The Computers own language. Computers do not understand any of the natural languages such as English, French or German. Their proper language, also called machine language, is only composed of two symbols “0” and “1”, or power “on” - “off”. They have a sort of a dictionary containing all valid words of this language. These words are the basic instructions, such as “add 1 to some number”, “are two values the same” or “copy a byte of memory to another place”. The execution of these basic instructions are encoded by hardware components of the processor.

A great many products and applications are made possible by the Java programming language. Currently under a GNU General Public License, its use is especially widespread. It can be found in cryptographic programs, mobile applets and smart phones (Google’s Android phones, for instance) and is one of the most important languages for beginning programmers to learn.

In 1991, Sun Microsystems was attempting to develop a new technology for programming next generation smart appliances. The original plan was for the Star7 operating system to be developed in C++ but rejected the idea for several reasons. As a result we have new language that was better for the purposes of the Green project than C++ developed by Gosling. He called the language Oak in honor of a tree that could be seen from his office window.

The Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland provides a fascinating insight into advances in communications from ancient hieroglyphics to today's Internet. The array of electronic artefacts on display includes such iconic computers as the DEC PDP 11, Apple II, IBM PC, Amiga, Sinclair ZX81 and the Commodore Vic-20.

Imagining the Internet's Quick Look at the Early History of the Internet President Dwight D. Eisenhower initiated the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) after the Soviet launch of Sputnik I in 1957. Eisenhower believed in the great value of science, and formed ARPA in 1958 in a quest for "the scientific improvement" of U.S. defense. This project employed, at one time or another, some of the finest engineers and scientists of the late 20th century. The early emphasis was on missile-defense systems and the detection of nuclear bomb tests. It wasn't until 1962, when J.C.R. Licklider arrived on the management team, that ARPA began investigating the idea of networked computers.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW COMPUTER CAREERS – Computer science majors have the highest average salaries over all other majors in a bachelor's degree. Some common positions in the computer field include: · Programmer – Creates the software via coding in a computer language. · System Analyst - Analyzes the overall design of an information system and assigns segments to each programmer. · Web Master or Designer – Designs and maintains web materials for business. · Networking Specialist – Sets up and maintains computer networks. · Database Specialist – Sets up and maintains the information databases. · Game Designer · Computer Consultant