What is Program: Definition and 1000 Discussions

A computer program is a collection of instructions that can be executed by a computer to perform a specific task.
A computer program is usually written by a computer programmer in a programming language. From the program in its human-readable form of source code, a compiler or assembler can derive machine code—a form consisting of instructions that the computer can directly execute. Alternatively, a computer program may be executed with the aid of an interpreter.
A collection of computer programs, libraries, and related data are referred to as software. Computer programs may be categorized along functional lines, such as application software and system software. The underlying method used for some calculation or manipulation is known as an algorithm.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. X

    C/C++ Need help incorperating SOCKS5 Proxies into C++ program

    Hi there. I've been trying to incorporate Proxies into a program I am currently making. It's basically a c++ Chat bot that will load proxies from a list and connect from them into a chat, but I'm having a bit of trouble. I've found a SOCKS 5 Wrapper, but I'm having trouble with that as...
  2. S

    Programs Questions about transferring from a PHD program in Physics to Audio Engineer

    Hi, I am a first year PHD student in physics at a top ten university. I finished my undergraduate degree at a Liberal Arts college (hence, my degree was a Bachelors of the Arts) in math and physics. I didn't do too poorly during my first semester (I got a B average), but I decided that I want...
  3. ╔(σ_σ)╝

    Mathematical Finance Program at UofT

    I just got of the phone with departement and I have heard good things about the program. Pros I may not need to retake math courses I already took in engineering. The program is only one year. 4 months school, 4 months internship and 4 months school. Department has 100% sucess rate of finding...
  4. T

    A program consists of two modules

    Question: A program consists of two modules. The number of errors X in the first module and the number of errors in the second module have the joint distribution: P(0,0) = P(0,1) = P(1,0) = 0.20 P(1,1) = P(1,2) = P(1,3) = 0.10 P(0,2) = P(0,3) = 0.05 Find i) the marginal distribution...
  5. P

    Should I apply to my undergrad institution's graduate program?

    I am almost done with applying to graduate schools in mathematics. My new question now is whether to apply my undergraduate institution's graduate program. First of all, all the professors that I have talked to told me that I should go somewhere else for graduate school. And I strongly agree...
  6. 1

    Programs Will graduate courses taken as undergrad transfer to a PHD program?

    I can graduate a semester early or stay and take some grad classes. In the later scenario I want to transfer them to a PHD program (in statistics). However some PHD programs say transfer credits must be taken with graduate status; or they don't accept transfer credits period. In that case...
  7. S

    Comp Sci C++ Payroll Program Troubleshooting

    #include<iostream.h> #include<stdlib.h> #include<fstream.h> #include<conio.h> #include<stdio.h> class payroll { private: char address[50]; float basic,allowence,deduction; public: void add(void); }; void payroll::add(void) { clrscr(); int e_no,choice; char name[50],ch; payroll...
  8. N

    Comp Sci Program which calculate a sum of series [C++]

    Hi ! I`m trying to write a program which will calculate the sum: x+(x+x^{2})+(x+x^{2}+x{3})+... Homework Statement Hi ! I`m trying to write a program which will calculate the sum: x+(x+x^{2})+(x+x^{2}+x{3})+... I want the user to type in number of terms n, as well as a value of x. Here is my...
  9. T

    Waterloo vs. UFT, which has a better engineering program?

    Hey Everyone, I'm in grade 12 and I've been told different things about engineering at Waterloo and UFT. I'm considering environmental or mechatronics engineering at waterloo And mechanical or civil engineering at UFT Which University would you recommend and why? (i.e. the atmosphere...
  10. M

    Help with mips program that reverses each word.?

    Hello, I have a problem that has been driving me crazy. I have a program that reads a string and then reverses the string but what I need is the program to reverse each word like: ("10 is ten" becomes "01 si net"). Can anyone help? Here is what I have: # PROGRAM: .data # Data declaration...
  11. Q

    Admissions Applying to just ONE grad program?

    Applying to just ONE grad program? I'm applying to just ONE grad physics program, and a top 20 one at that (my husband is at this school, and we have a young kid, so it's this school or no school...we don't have the resources/freedom for me to commute or live elsewhere or pay tuition...
  12. C

    Questions about going into a new Ph.D. program

    So here is my situation. I am currently going into my last semester of a masters program in physics with a focus on theoretical condensed matter at lesser known university. My original plan was to finish with my masters and try to find a job. However, the semester after I graduate, my school...
  13. M

    I am a new user of ansys 12 and i dont know if this program is

    i am a new user of ansys 12 and i don't know if this program is excellent or not but i think it will take me a long time to learn it so guyz do u find it great program or not ?
  14. C

    Preparing for biophysics grad program

    Im currently a senior at a large state university (LSU), and have been studying economics(major) and math(minor) and have a 4.0 so far. Recently i decided i did not want to pursue economics, and became much more drawn to the pure sciences. I decided to stay in school and study physics and bump...
  15. M

    Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Crippled by Computer Worm

    According to Ed Barnes reporting for FoxNews.com http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/26/secret-agent-crippled-irans-nuclear-ambitions/ I like that kind of war: Clean, quiet, casualty-free. Congratulations to George W. Bush?
  16. C

    New open-shell molecular electronic structure program: What to do with it?

    Hello forum members, I got a nifty new multireference CI program at my hands and now I'm wondering what to do with it. The program is able to correlate general MCSCF wave functions, and as such basically any kind of molecular electronic structure imaginable; in particular also electronic...
  17. Y

    Matlab program for reaction diffusion system

    I'm trying to model a reaction-diffusion system on MATLAB and am struggling. I'm starting off with 4 particles on a lattice with 15 sites for ease, will take it to a larger scale when I've got the simple version down. the idea is to get randomly walking particles to eventually meet each other...
  18. S

    What kind of graduate program can an industrial engineer choose?

    I will graduate with a BA in Industrial engineering from a university in Peru. I was wondering what doors does my bachelors degree open? I really like science and engineering. So far i can only think of MBA, something to do with OR, stochastic simulation or statics. If i had to choose...
  19. M

    Program Overflow: Troubleshooting Tips

    my program is not working properly after taking values it gets overflow #include<stdio.h> #include<conio.h> void insert(struct node**, int); struct node *ptr; struct node { int data; struct node *right; struct node *left; }; void main() { int will , i , num; ptr = NULL...
  20. G

    Need Summer Program Suggestions

    Hello, First of all I love the site! I really love exploring all the different subforums and learning a lot about all the different areas of physics and the rest of science. Anyways, I am a junior in high school, and I took a Pre-AP Physics class in my freshman year and liked it but didn't...
  21. O

    Summer research program applications

    Hi everyone-- I am an international student, a sophomore currently, and for the summer I am applying for a few research programs in the States. I am trying to write the short essays for the applications nowadays, where most of them ask about "why would you like to participate in this...
  22. J

    I have a question about constant coolant temperature program

    I am trying to figure out exactly how the feedback works in this process. What I know so far when more power is needed •This greater loading causes more heat to be extracted from the heat exchanger, and for a short period of time, the heat capacity of the heat exchanger and coolant can...
  23. S

    What Are Common Mistakes When Programming an Elevator System in C++?

    Homework Statement This program simulates the actions of two elevators in a building. The building has MAXFLOOR floors - make this a program constant and set it to 15. You need to write an Elevator class. This class will have only one member variable, which is the floor of the building on...
  24. S

    Probably a simple program, but I'm failling

    I need to write a program to compute the deflection of a wooden beam. The program needs to first ask if it is a ceiling or floor beam. Then what type of wood it is made of (pine, cedar, or oak). Then based on this divide by certain numbers to determine the deflection. Here are the...
  25. S

    Why Does My Astrology Program End Without Outputting Anything?

    I'm dead awful at computer science, but I have to take the class, and I'm struggling. I wrote the following code for an astrology program (I'm sure it's completely awkward, but please bear with me, it at least made it through a successful build). The problem is, it asks for the month and...
  26. B

    How can I design a program to calculate employee hours and pay?

    Homework Statement I have to design a program that will calculate the hours worked by an employee in one day. Then calculate how much money they made that day, including overtime. You enter the times and the pay rate. Overtime pay is 1.5 normal. For example start: 8:50 A end: 11:10 P pay...
  27. A

    Fortran Input .txt file into Fortran program

    I am trying to input a txt file into my fortran program. My txt file is a 9x2 table of integers, all I want is to display the values in the same format in my program. I tried using, program name implicit none integer :: input(9,2), I, J open (unit=20, file="values.txt") DO I =...
  28. C

    Writing Assembly LC2 Program to Calculate Dot Products of Two Arrays

    how to write an assembly program to calculate the dot products of two arrays ?? Thx Anyone know how to write an assembly program (source code) to calculate the dot products of two arrays with LC 2 ? Given: The size of each array is 15 (a[0],...,a[14] ; b[0],...,b[14]) that are stored in...
  29. J

    Programs Chances of getting into a regular pure math PhD program

    Hi everyone. I want to get into an okay PhD program for pure math (analysis or algebra). I don't care if it is a lowly university, just so it is accredited. What are my chances of getting into such a program with funding? To how many universities should I apply? My background is as follows...
  30. K

    Basically 3-D Darts throwing program

    Homework Statement Two spheres with radius 1 cm and centers (-.25,0,0) and (.25,0,0) are contained in a box bounded by planes x=±2, y=±2, z=±2. Use Monte Carlo to compute the volume fraction bounded by the spheres in the box. Sample a point (x,y,z) randomly within the box. If the point is...
  31. N

    Gap familiar with this program?

    Is anybody familiar with this program? Better yet, can someone explain to me how to find subgroups of index 2 (or index a power of 2)? Thanks.
  32. X

    What do you know about the Physics program at UC Boulder?

    My adviser was telling me that UC Boulder is a very good school and isn't as hard to get into as some other really good schools but that they're very tough on their graduate students there and make them work ridiculously hard. Does anybody know if this is true? Any UC Boulder grad students on...
  33. D

    What to look for in an engineering program?

    I know what to look for on a general level when choosing colleges, such as cost of attendance and location and such, but how do I go about picking a college in regards to their engineering programs? I know that I want to do computer engineering for various reasons. I have looked at the curricula...
  34. J

    UA Offers the First Corrosion Engineering Program

    The University of Akron's proposed new http://bit.ly/aujkcF" — the first bachelor's degree program of its kind in the United States — is moving closer to development due to $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)... Hi! I am an engineering student and I came across...
  35. P

    Programs Wayne State Physics PhD program

    I am applying to Wayne State's physics PhD program. Does anyone know anything about Wayne's physics graduate program? Is it any good? Will I be able to get a tenure track academic job assuming I do a good post-doc? I am applying to Wayne because my GRE score is rather low and will keep me...
  36. P

    Will the CSU Engineering/Physics Program get me into a good graduate department?

    I'm thinking of CSU as a place to get my engineering or physics degree. Has anyone heard of it? Does anyone know if it will get me into a decent graduate program? Their research seems pretty spectacular (they get more citations than Purdue!), but every university will put themselves in a good...
  37. M

    R statistics program, is there a and statement

    R statistics program, is there a "and" statement I am trying to use R and need to use "and" as in if x is larger than y and smaller than z. I have tried to google and the manual, but I can't find it.
  38. planethunter

    Physics Exploring Career Options in Medical Physics (for Master's Program Admits)

    Hello everyone, I recently was admitted into a Master’s program in Applied Physics here in California and am interested in knowing more about what Medical Physics is as far as a career route for me. I am starting the program this spring’11 semester. Any info will be greatly appreciated...
  39. F

    Program calculating bounces of a particle off circles.

    Homework Statement Okay. So my goal is to bounce a particle off of 3 circles with centers at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The side length of each side of the triangle is 6 units and the radius of the circles are 1 unit. I am shooting a particle from anywhere at any angle with unit...
  40. F

    Quality of Georgia Tech's physics program? (undergrad)

    I live in Georgia and it would be cheaper for me to go there. I can't find much information from searches, so I wonder if there is anyone here in the GT physics program. I know a lot about the engineering side and heard that engineering majors aim for a C in their courses and that it is...
  41. Z

    Figuring Out Clockwise Polygon Fill in a Program

    I don't know exactly how to explain this, but I'll try my best: Let's say I have a set of points (P1, P2, P3...Pn), that are the vertexes of a n-sided polygon. As would be expected, the polygon is drawn simply by connecting the points in order (P1 to P2, P2 to P3, Pn to P1). This is the...
  42. 1

    Programs Ditching from a 5 yr BS/MS program to go to a PHD program?

    I'm in my 3rd yr at a top school. I'm deciding on whether to apply for the 5 yr BS/MS program. On one hand, it's a simple internal application and i'd be almost guaranteed into a very reputable masters program. On the other hand, i still plan to apply to other PHD programs in my 4th yr. If...
  43. P

    Programs Career in academia after graduating from a lesser PhD program

    Hello, I am considering getting a PhD in physics from a lower ranking university (not really bad though). I think it is ranked about 50th in physics by USNews. Is there any chance of breaking into a career in academia? I would like to teach physics at a small liberal arts college...
  44. D

    Program to search for curves which fit experimental data

    Does anyone remember a program (or know of something similar!) which, given a compilation of data, would search for equations which best fit the data? The one I'm thinking of came out ~ a year ago. It was a Windows-only program but it worked fine under wine. Unfortunately my time spent on...
  45. G

    How Can an Aerospace Engineer Start Learning Hardware Programming for Robotics?

    I know several languages (C++, Python, FORTRAN, etc..), but most of the programming I have done never has had any real/physical interaction with hardware. I've never used micro-controllers, and would like to start tinkering around in the robotics field. Can anyone suggest any good books to...
  46. R

    Comp Sci Fortran77 program to find the inverse of a matrix

    Homework Statement fortran77 programe to find the inverse of a matrix Homework Equations how to initiate the logic The Attempt at a Solution I have attempted the 3by3 matrix,how to do for a other square matrix
  47. M

    Troubleshooting Compilation Errors: Why Won't My Program Compile?

    Tell me why am i not able to compile this program, the terminal lists various errors http://tinypic.com/r/1zxtm5h/7
  48. B

    Help with matlab program for cos(x)

    Homework Statement The function cos(x) can be approximated using the following series expansion: Write a MATLAB function called seriesCos that takes a single scalar argument, x, uses the above formula to compute cos(x), and returns the result. Your function should use a while loop and...
  49. mugaliens

    Whoops Navy drone strays from program

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100826/tc_yblog_upshot/renegade-unmanned-drone-wandered-skies-near-nations-capital" I'm glad the grounded the "fleet" until they figure out what happened. If anything, the Navy is usually fairly conservative with respect to their ops. I am all for...
  50. hagopbul

    News Case Scenario: Iran's Nuclear Program & Oil Prices

    i am allways looking to the news on daily bases and i believe the fallowing: Iran can not use WMD on Israel duo to the fact of existing MAD situation Iran Can not deliver WMD , poor technology Science are in syria and Egypt not Iran now what bad thing can come from Iran N...
Back
Top