What word describes the act of writing instructions for a computer?

What word describes the act of writing instructions for a computer?

• A. Process
• B. Code
• C. Debug
• D. Analyze

Answer: (B)

Code is the word used for the instructions written to tell a computer what to do. When you write those instructions in a programming language, you’re creating code—the commands the computer follows. The other options describe different activities: processing is carrying out tasks in general, debugging means fixing errors in code, and analyzing means examining data or code to understand it. Since the prompt is asking for the word that names the instructions you write to control a computer, code fits best.

Code is the word used for the instructions written to tell a computer what to do. When you write those instructions in a programming language, you’re creating code—the commands the computer follows. The other options describe different activities: processing is carrying out tasks in general, debugging means fixing errors in code, and analyzing means examining data or code to understand it. Since the prompt is asking for the word that names the instructions you write to control a computer, code fits best.