Question

what is a program for 5 marks

Answer 1

In computing, a program is a specific set of ordered operations for a computer to perform. In the modern computer that John von Neumann outlined in 1945, the program contains a one-at-a-time sequence of instructions that the computer follows. Typically, the program is put into a storage area accessible to the computer. The computer gets one instruction and performs it and then gets the next instruction. The storage area or memory can also contain the data that the instruction operates on. (Note that a program is also a special kind of "data" that tells how to operate on "application or user data.")

Answer 2

A program refers to a set of instructions given to compute to do something e.g., To add two numbers.

Programming refers to act of writing programs. It means giving us computer set of the instructions to do something.

It is used in Creating your own games, fun quizzes, Flashcards, animation, etc.