Definition
A computer language may refer to any of a variety of languages used to express a set of detailed instructions to a computer so that it performs specific tasks.
Introduction
This section will discuss a variety of issues surrounding the use of computers in universities and throughout higher education. The initial entries focus on teaching university students how to write computer programs and solve problems using algorithms.
This entry introduces computer languages, defined above as any of a variety of languages used to express a set of detailed instructions to a computer so that it performs specific tasks. Such languages are based on specific syntactic and semantic rules used to define the meaning of the programming language constructs.
Programming Overview
Various programming paradigms have emerged over time. A programming paradigm...