program

There are many programming languages -- C, C++, Pascal, BASIC,FORTRAN, COBOL, and LISP are just a few. These are all high-level languages. One can also write programs in low-level languages called assembly languages, although this is more difficult. Low-level languages are closer to the languageused by a computer, while high-level languages are closer to human languages.
A program is like a recipe. It contains a list of ingredients (calledvariables) and a list of directions (called statements) that tell the computer what to do with the variables. The variables can represent numeric data, text, or graphical images.(n) An organized list of instructions that, when executed, causes thecomputerto behave in a predetermined manner. Without programs, computers are useless.

Eventually, every program must be translated into a machine language that the computer can understand. This translation is performed by compilers, interpreters, and assemblers.

When you buy software, you normally buy an executable version of a program. This means that the program is already in machine language -- it has already been compiledand assembled and is ready to execute.

(v) To write programs.