Introduction to Computer Science /16/15
Introduction and Attendance Handout
Programming What is a computer program? Instructions to the computer.
Programming Language What is a programming language? Language used to write programs.
History of C Developed by Kenneth Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan. Bell Labs 1970 Used to write Unix operating system Unix was precursor of Linux Exciting to write an operating system in a language other than Assembly Language Named C because it was a version of B Still important today for writing operating systems and embedded systems.
Assignment Read pp. 3-23, 33-39, of Bronson Read up to Printing Files in “A Guide for Linux...” Link off my Computer Science 115 webpage off: cs.boisestate.edu/~jjarboe Do lessons 1.1 to 4.1 of vimtutor You will need a login and password Use the vimtutor command Enter and submit program 1 See assignment on my website