Decision Making/Control Structures in Pascal – Lesson 5

Control structures, conditions, or decision-making in Pascal are necessary to cater to different eventualities. These structures require the program to test and run different outcomes based on the results of those tests. In programming, decision-making is usually indicated by if-then-else or switch statements. In this lesson, we will explore two algorithms and Pascal programming examples … Read more

Case Statement in Pascal – Lesson 6

The case statement in Pascal is similar to the if-then-else decision-making condition in that it allows you to generate several different answers, which the user’s input will influence. It can be much simpler to implement than the if statement. In this article, we seek to make CSEC students aware of the case decision in Pascal … Read more

Types of Errors in Programming – Lesson 4

Regardless of how good a programmer you are, you will encounter many types of programming errors in your code. Errors appear at different stages in the program implementation phase. To a novice programmer, it is important for you to be able to read and understand these error messages so that you will be able to … Read more

Pascal Programming Operators – Lesson 3

Programming operators are symbols that tell a compiler what mathematical or logical manipulation is to be performed on the data entered. In programming, as in mathematics, there are many operations that may be performed. However, the operators used in mathematics are not all the same as those used in programming. In this article, we will … Read more

Steps in Implementing a Program

In this technological age, programming is becoming a very sought-after field. However, there is a method to the process that begins with problem solving followed by program implementation. This article will explore the steps in implementing a program and what each step entails. What are the steps in implementing a program The steps used in … Read more

Calculated Field In Access Query – Work with Dates in Access Query

A calculated field in Access Query is used to generate new information. It does not affect the information already in the table. Instead, it allows the user to generate additional information by doing calculations. For instance, what if you had a database table containing the date of birth of all the students in a school, … Read more

Introduction to Database Queries – Access Queries, Select Query

When using a database, it is the queries that make databases and, in turn, Access databases the wonderful tool that they are. Queries make it possible to manipulate, update and change information much faster than paper databases. They help to save a great deal of time by updating large amounts of data with a single … Read more