TERM2 CLASS :SS1 WEEK/PERIOD: Seven LESSON TOPIC/TITLE :BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

Content: BASIC means Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is a powerful multi-purpose language and a business data processor. It is available on a variety of micro and mini computers. It’s a programing language with the ability to perform all the functions of scientific processing. BASIC was developed in 1963 at Dart Mouth College in Hanover, USA as a teaching language. BASIC CHARACTER BASIC character includes three sub-divisions. These are: 1. Alphabet 2. Numeric 3. Special character 1. Alphabet Character: This consists of upper case and lower case of 26 letters. 2. Numeric Character consist of numbers ranging from 0 to 9 3. Special Character: The following are special characters available in Basic. Blank - minus * asterisk ) Right parenthesis ) Left parenthesis , comma . Point : Colon ; Semi colon “” Double Quotation mark etc. Assignment: list all the acceptable special characters in BASIC TYPES OF DATA: BASIC Programing has two types of data: 1. Numeric : It is composed of integers and real numbers, for example, 24, -2, -70, 96 2. String data : this is a sequence of characters delimited (separated) by the use of double quotes for example “BOLA”, “5 AYO ADEKOYA CLOSE” BASIC STATEMENT They are statements that cause computer to execute certain actions. They include the following: LET, READ, INPUT, DATA, END, and PRINT STATEMENTS. ETC