Tech Topic Connection

Explain how your chosen tech topic relates to the concepts of information technology and computer science, including history of computers and the means by which computers operate.

            I have chosen computer programming languages as my technical topic.  Programming was first completed by a female around 1836.  The woman who is referred to as the first programmer is Ada Lovelace. The program written was translated from French to English.  In the beginning of programming it was listed as 0’s and 1’s.  With the development of programming we can now look at a program and read the code and what it is expected to do.  In the background it is still listed as 0’s and 1’s for the computer to process the code.  The 0’s and 1’s are binary code.  The program tells the computer what you want it to do.  Software that is used daily be end users has a program with a specific program language running in the background.

Evaluate how your chosen tech topic relies on the major hardware components and functions of a modern computer system.

            Different programming languages could require more memory or run slower than others.  This evaluation would need to be completed in order to fully understand which language should be used for a project.  Different program languages are also utilized for different things.  For example, Java, Python, and HTML are seen when programming for web-based software.  The more technology evolves the more program languages change.  A computer programmer, engineer, or developer must stay up to date with changes that are occurring to understand the language being utilized.  Without program languages computers would not be what they are today.

Analyze the role that application software plays regarding your chosen tech topic.

            Without programming and the different languages, we would not have the software applications we have today.  The code in the background is what runs the software we utilize.  For example, google search engine utilizes a program to search the web for websites that best relate to your search phrase.  The program language that google utilizes is Python.  An example of what Python looks like is below:

Describe how your chosen tech topic relates to the basic concepts of database and database management

            A database requires programming in the background in order to store or populate data.  Without a programming language you wouldn’t have a database.  Different databases can utilize different programming languages.  For example, Microsoft Access utilized visual basic programming to create and generate a database.  Example visual basic coding is below:

References:

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Instructables. (2019, May 1). Coding an Addition Game in Python. Retrieved from https://www.instructables.com/id/Coding-an-Addition-Game-in-Python/.

Keech, A. (2016). Computer purchase request memos [PDF document]. Retrieved from Ashford University Forbes School of Business website.

Writers, S. (2019, October 22). Guide to Programming Languages. Retrieved from https://www.computerscience.org/resources/computer-programming-languages/