Question:What is programming process? 

The programming process is a problem solving process, and it consists of the following activities:
1. Defining the problem.
2. Preparing an algorithm.
3. Preparing a program flowchart.
4. Coding the program.
5. Debugging and testing.
6. Documenting.

Question:Define computer program? 

A computer program consists of a group of instructions for a computer that cause it to perform a desired task.

Question:Define algorithm? 

A description of the sequence of steps required to solve a problem.

Question:What are the limited capabilities we must consider during preparing an algorithm? 

We must consider the computer's limited capabilities during preparing algorithm as follows:
A computer can perform arithmetic operations: + , - , *, and /
It can compare two things and, on the basis of the result of the comparison, choose among alternative courses of action.
It can move data about in its memory.
The computer can also input data and output results.

Question:Define initial algorithm? 

This is the first attempt of preparing an algorithm to solve a specific job that let the computer to do. In this algorithm, it may miss some sequence of steps or it may have any logical error.

Question:Define desk-checking? 

A reviewing process in which a representative sample of data is manually processed through an algorithm, flowchart, pseudocode or coded program to locate logic errors.

Question:Define detial line? 

A printed line that contains information about a single entity (person, thing, etc.).

Question:Define detail-printed? 

Refers to a report which contains detail lines.

Question:Define direct access,sequential access and serial access? 

Direct Access: The ability to go directly to a record without having to first read all preceding records.Serial access: Processing records in a file by starting with the first record and taking each succeeding record in turn.Sequential access: A special case of serial access in which the records in the file are in order on one or more fields.

Question:Write the abbreviation of COBOL. 

COmmon Business Oriented Language