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1. Introduction
Although there are many computer languages, most fall into a few categories. The most important category of languages for the purposes of this syllabus are imperative languages.
These languages give the computer a series of definitions and commands to be carried out in a set order. Examples of imperative languages are C, Java, Python, and PHP, among many others.
Imperative languages are built upon three central concepts:
- Sequence - the order in which actions are carried out
- Selection - choosing between possible actions
- Iteration - repeating actions