Computer Programming

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Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
Understand the concept of a variable holding a value, how a variable is declared and how it can change
Understand the concept of a loop
Be able to use a conditional statement to select a choice from two or more alternatives
Be able to break a large problem into smaller parts, writing each part as a module or function
Be able to use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and use a structure to store multiple pieces of heterogeneous data
Be able to work with both character and numerical data
Understand the concept of an algorithm (that is, a series of steps that can be carried out in a mechanical way) and a few specific examples of algorithms (for example, finding an average, sorting, searching)