Basics of MS Small Basic
Basics of Small Basic
OBJECTIVES
RECALL THE PARTS OF SMALL BASIC WINDOW
EXPLAIN HOW TO EXECUTE A SMALL BASIC PROGRAM
A program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a
particular task .
It instructs the computer what to do and how to do it .
A line in a program is called a statement and every statement
instructs the computer to do something.
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The components of the main window of Small Basic are:
Title Bar: The title bar gives you information about the
program you are working on
Toolbar: The
toolbar has
many
commands
such as
New, Open,
Help Area: It
Save, Save
displays hints
As, Run,
and tips while
Cut, Copy,
you write the
Paste, etc.
program code in
Editor: It is a pane the editor
where the Small
Basic programs
are written
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Executing a Small Basic Program
After writing and saving the program, you need to execute or run it to see its output.
Steps to run a created program are:
1
1 Click the Run button in the
Program group on the toolbar for
the output
or
Press F5
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Creating a Small Basic Program
Steps to create simple programs in the editor are:
1
1
Click the New button on the
toolbar to display a blank editor
2 2
Start typing code in the empty
editor pane
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After typing the code in line number 1, press the ENTER key.
The number 2 appears automatically.
Similarly, you will get numbers 3, 4, and so on.
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As you type the code, the help area provides useful information.
Here the help area is showing an explanation on the WriteLine()method.
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As you type the first line of code, a popup window appears.
This happens due to a feature called intellisense.
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It appears for inserting object names, properties, and methods in the program.
When this list appears, you can move through the list using the UP/DOWN
arrow keys and make a selection by pressing ENTER.
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Steps to create simple programs in Small Basic are:
3 3
After you have
typed the code,
execute the program
by clicking the Run
button
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Complete the requirements in the output window:
The output window appears
4
4 5
Enter any name and press ENTER
5 The message as given in the
program gets displayed
6 To return to the main window,
press any key on the keyboard
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