Steven Jones
Education and experience.
Probably both. BASIC is a programming language. It stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. You can read more about the programming language here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC I'm sure there are computer courses that use the word "Basic" in the name too - like Basic Computing perhaps.
Computer scientists use computers (of course). They also use logic and programming languages to "talk" to the computers. The programming languages that are in common use are: Pascal, C, C++, C#, Java, J++, BASIC, Fortran, Visual Basic among others.
In order to learn 'c' language you've the basic knowledge about Computer.
Data and instructions in computers are coded with a what because computers only understand two values
Penny Holland has written: 'Looking at BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Juvenile literature, Programming (Computers), Programming languages (Computers) 'Looking at Logo' -- subject(s): Computers, Juvenile literature, LOGO (Computer program language), Microcomputers, Programming, Programming (Computers) 'Looking at computer games' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming (Computers)
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Emily M. Jackson has written: 'Running with BASIC' -- subject(s): Apple II Plus (Computer), BASIC (Computer program language), Computers, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers)
Claire Bailey Passantino has written: 'Matilda, the Computer Cat, for the TI-99/4A computer' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Programming, TI-99/4A (Computer) 'School days for the TI-99/4A computer' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers), TI-99/4A (Computer) 'Lou, the Cockroach, Meets the Commodore 64' 'Matilda the computer cat for the Commodore 64 computer' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Commodore 64 (Computer), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers) 'School days for the Commodore 64 computer' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Commodore 64 (Computer), Computer programs, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers) 'Itty bitty bytes of space for the ATARI computer' -- subject(s): Atari 400 (Computer), Atari 800 (Computer), BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Computer programs, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers)
Binary is the basic language of computers. Beyond binary, performing a basic function like moving data could be accomplished in many languages, including Java or C++.
David A. Lien has written: 'Learning IBM BASIC for the personal computer' -- subject(s): IBM Personal Computer, BASIC (Computer program language), Programming, Computers 'Learning Commodore 64 BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Commodore 64 (Computer), Programming 'MS-DOS' -- subject(s): MS-DOS (Computer file), MS-DOS (Computer operating system) 'Learning BASIC for Tandy computers' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Programming, Tandy computers 'A practical guide to Personal DeskMate 2' -- subject(s): Personal DeskMate 2., Professional DeskMate, Programming, Tandy computers 'Learning Trs-80 Model III Basic' 'Learning BASIC for the Tandy 1000/2000' -- subject(s): Programming, Tandy 1000 (Computer), Tandy 2000 (Computer) 'BASIC programming for the IBM personal computer' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), IBM Personal Computer, Programming 'The TRS-80 model 100 portable computer' -- subject(s): TRS-80 Model 100 (Computer) 'MS-DOS the Basics' 'Learning level II' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Programming, TRS-80 computers 'Learning IBM BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), IBM Personal Computer, Programming 'The basic handbook' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language) 'Learning TRS-80 model 4/4P BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Programming, TRS-80 Model 4 (Computer), TRS-80 Model 4P (Computer)
Herbert D. Peckham has written: 'BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language) 'Hands-on BASIC with a PET' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), PET (Computer), Programming 'Computers, BASIC, and physics' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Data processing, Electronic digital computers, Physics 'Hands-on BASIC for the Apple II' -- subject(s): Apple II (Computer), BASIC (Computer program language), Programming 'Programming BASIC with the TI home computer' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Minicomputers, Programming 'Hands-on BASIC for the Commodore 64' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Commodore 64 (Computer), Programming
James F. Clark has written: 'Power publishing with Ventura 3.2' -- subject(s): Desktop publishing, Ventura publisher (Computer file) 'Basic programming for the IBM PC' -- subject(s): IBM Personal Computer, BASIC (Computer program language), Programming 'Nonrenewal of teacher contracts' -- subject(s): Teachers, Legal status, laws, Labor contract, Tenure 'Power publishing with Ventura' -- subject(s): Desktop publishing, IBM Personal Computer, Programming, Ventura publisher (Computer file) 'Advanced structured BASIC' -- subject(s): Structured programming, BASIC (Computer program language) 'Computer concepts' -- subject(s): Computers, Computer software 'Computer confidence' -- subject(s): Computers 'Structured BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Structured programming, Apple computer, Computers, Programming, Programming (Computers)
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Bill gates used the language BASIC for a computer programming language for Altair Basic.
D. G. Dologite has written: 'Developing knowledge-based systems using VP-Expert' -- subject(s): Expert systems (Computer science), VP-expert (Computer file) 'Using computers' -- subject(s): Computer software, Computers 'Using BASIC' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language)
Fred D'Ignazio has written: 'Chip Mitchell, the case of the robot warriors' -- subject(s): Computers, Fiction, Literary recreations, Mystery and detective stories 'The new astronomy' -- subject(s): Astronomy, Cosmology, Juvenile literature, Space sciences, Universe 'The Atari Playground (Documentation)(Cassette & Book)' 'The Scholastic guide to classroom multimedia' 'Artifical intelligence' 'TI in wonderland' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers), TI 99/4A (Computer) 'Chip Mitchell, the case of the stolen computer brains' -- subject(s): Computers, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Problems, exercises 'Working robots' -- subject(s): Industrial Robots, Robots 'Chip Mitchell' 'Chip Mitchell' 'The Commodore 64 playground' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Commodore 64 (Computer), Computer games, Games, Juvenile literature, Programming 'Chip Mitchell, the case of the chocolate-covered bugs' -- subject(s): Computers, Fiction, Literary recreations, Mystery and detective stories 'Atari in Wonderland' -- subject(s): Atari computer, BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Games, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers) 'Katie and the computer' -- subject(s): Computers, Fiction 'Chip Mitchell, the case of the robot warriors' -- subject(s): Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Literary recreations, Computers, Mystery and detective stories 'The color computer playground' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers), TRS-80 computers 'The Apple playground' -- subject(s): Apple computer, BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming 'The TI playground' -- subject(s): BASIC (Computer program language), Computer games, Juvenile literature, Programming, TI 99/4A (Computer) 'Apple building blocks' -- subject(s): Apple computer, Computer games, Computer literacy, Juvenile literature, Programming, Programming (Computers)