The BASIC Programming Language
Introduction The BASIC Programming language is a high-level language that is fairly easy to learn. It is mainly meant for the beginners in programming. BASIC is an acronym for Beginners' All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. This language was created by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz at Dartmouth College in the year 1964. Download PC-BASIC Since GW-BASIC is not supported in newer operating systems, you can download and install PC-BASIC, which has a similar interface. The video below demonstrates how you can download and install PC-BASIC on a Windows computer. Types of Data in BASIC In BASIC, there are two types of data: 1. String : Any data which is not a number can be considered as a string data type. 2. Numeric : Any data which is a number is considered as a numeric data type. Constants in BASIC The data that doesn't change during program execution is a constant. The string constants are always enclosed in double quotes. The numeric constants are never enclosed in quotes. Exa...