Maricopa Community Colleges  CIS119   19872-19992 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  12/08/98  
CIS119      19872-19992 L+L 1 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Fundamentals of BASIC
Fundamental components of the BASIC programming language and elementary program design. Hands-on computer experience. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CIS119   19872-19992 Fundamentals of BASIC
1. Enter, save, change, and execute BASIC programs. (I)
2. Develop flowcharts and/or pseudocode for simple programs, and use a print chart as an aid in formatting output. (II)
3. Use BASIC statements necessary to execute arithmetic operations, produce formatted reports, perform loops, and use sequential files. (III, IV, V, VI, VII)
4. Design logic and code programs which will repeat a processing sequence, display a formatted report, and deal with end-of-data conditions. (V, VI, VII)
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CIS119   19872-19992 Fundamentals of BASIC
    I. Use of a BASIC system to manipulate program files
        A. Enter
        B. Save
        C. Load
        D. Change
        E. List
        F. Execute
        G. Delete lines
      II. Use of planning tools
          A. Flowcharts
          B. Pseudocode
          C. Print charts
        III. Use of elementary BASIC statements
            A. REM
            B. PRINT
            C. INPUT
            D. IF-THEN
            E. GOTO
            F. END
            G. LET
          IV. Use of fundamental BASIC features
              A. Numeric and string variable names
              B. Arithmetic operators
              C. Relational operators
              D. Logical operators
              E. Print zones
              F. TAB function
            V. Use of Loops
                A. Endless loops
                B. EOF test
                C. Pre-test and post-test loops
                D. WHILE loops with counters
                E. FOR-NEXT loops
              VI. Producing a Business Report
                  A. READ
                  B. DATA
                  C. RESTORE
                  D. PRINT USING and format-strings
                VII. Using Data Files
                    A. OPEN
                    B. CLOSE
                    C. PRINT #unit, WRITE #unit
                    D. INPUT #unit
                    E. ON ERROR, RESUME
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