Structured Programming Using Turbo BASIC

Structured Programming Using Turbo BASIC explains programming methods using this language through mathematical or business examples and problems. The book approaches problem-solving using a top-down, structured programming method. This method consists of 1) breaking a problem into smaller, more manageable tasks, and 2) using the action block, the decision block, and the loop block—the three fundamental programming structures—to perform each task. The text describes the Turbo Basic environment on an IBM PC or compatible, the fundamental programming structures and concepts, the two data structures (arrays, files), graphics creation, as well as computer simulations. The book explains in detail variables, screen formatting, the decision block, the loop block, functions. The text also discusses parameter lists, and libraries The student learns to use the OPEN statement to associate a buffer with a file, or the CLOSE statement to end the file/buffer. The text explains the use of the Turbo BASIC random generator that produces unique sequences of random numbers. The book can be used in introductory lecture courses in business, computer science, or mathematics. It can be beneficial for students in an open-entry/open-exit computer laboratory courses or for self-study. Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv PREFACE, Pages xv-xvii INTRODUCTION, Pages 1-3 CHAPTER 1 - PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT, Pages 5-14 CHAPTER 2 - GRAPHICS AND THE ACTION BLOCK, Pages 15-30 CHAPTER 31 - TOP-DOWN PROGRAMMING, Pages 31-44 CHAPTER 4 - VARIABLES, SCREEN FORMATTING, AND ARITHMETIC, Pages 45-73 CHAPTER 5 - THE DECISION BLOCK, Pages 75-92 CHAPTER 6 - THE LOOP BLOCK, Pages 93-120 CHAPTER 7 - FUNCTIONS, Pages 121-147 CHAPTER 8 - PARAMETER LISTS AND LIBRARIES, Pages 149-172 CHAPTER 9 - ARRAYS, Pages 173-210 CHAPTER 10 - FILES, Pages 211-237 CHAPTER 11 - ADVANCED GRAPHICS, Pages 239-264 CHAPTER 12 - SIMULATIONS WITH RANDOM NUMBERS, Pages 265-285 APPENDIX A - SOLUTIONS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS, Pages 287-296 APPENDIX B - SOLUTIONS TO ODD-NUMBERED PROBLEMS, Pages 297-332 INDEX, Pages 333-337