Speaking the Language

Series: Adventure of the Mind Series

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1979

Creator: Inc

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Demonstrates how the user communicates with a computer by using BASIC, a programming language very similar to English. Employs terms from BASIC to enter simple command instructions such as PRINT, LET, INPUT, GO TO, and RUN (together with variable information) to illustrate how the terms control the computer. Shows instructions used to store, list, and average the statistics of a basketball team. Mentions briefly other means of communicating with a computer, such as light pens and voice commands.

Complete Record: Demonstrates how the user communicates with a computer by using BASIC, a programming language very similar to English. Employs terms from BASIC to enter simple command instructions such as PRINT, LET, INPUT, GO TO, and RUN (together with variable information) to illustrate how the terms control the computer. Shows instructions used to store, list, and average the statistics of a basketball team. Mentions briefly other means of communicating with a computer, such as light pens and voice commands., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.