Class Notes: Computer Programming in PASCAL

Spring 1998 - Tue 8-9th Period, Thu 9th Period CSE/E221

Instructor: Lloyd Noronha

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Course Material

1. Organization of Computers (Required Reading)
   
   1.1. Discrete Sets and Computer Hardware
   1.2. Software and Operating Systems
   1.3. Overview of Computer Program Creation and Implementation
   

2. Overview of DOS
   2.1. Booting the System and Types of DOS Commands
   2.2. Individual DOS Disk Commands
   2.3. DOS Directory and File Commands
   2.4. DOS System Commands
   2.5. How DOS and Turbo Pascal Work Together
   

3. Structured Programming in Pascal
   3.1. Overview of Modular Software Design
   3.2. PASCAL Procedural Organization
   3.3. Writing modular code in PASCAL
   3.4. Variables and Datatypes
   

4. Selection and Iteration Structures
   4.1. Overview of Decision Structures
   4.2. IF and CASE statements
   4.4. Overview of Iteration Structures
   4.4. WHILE, FOR, and REPEAT statements
   4.5. Variable Loop Limits

5. Abstract Data Structures and Files
   5.1. Arrays and their Manipulation
   5.2. DOS Files and Turbo PASCAL
   5.3. PASCAL File I/O Commands
   

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