Computer program

A computer program or software program (usually abbreviated to "a program") is a step-by-step list of instructions written for a particular computer architecture in a particular computer programming language. A layman equivalent example would be writing a step-by-step list of instructions in English instructing a human how to make a Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (the human being the specific architecture). More often than not, computer programs are compiled or assembled into non-human readable format. Executable uncompiled programs are referred to as scripts.

Bibliography

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• {{note|wwwPOCA}} Principles of Computer Architecture (POCA) – ARCTools virtual computer available for download to execute referenced code, accessed August 24, 2005
• {{note|TalenAutomata}} J.Glenn Brookshear (1989). Theory of Computation, Formal Languages, Automata, and Complexity. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.Inc. ISBN 0-8053-0143-7