2-2 Short Paper: Roles of Core Technologies

Joe L. Rodriguez

Information Technology Southern New Hampshire University

IT-505-Q4584 Core Technologies

April 28, 2023

 For this assignment, we are tasked to create a report that lists five components of code,

describes their functions, notify users of the pending upgrade and timeline of installation. The

report will document how the people of the organization were informed of the upgrade, and the

identification of the code to be altered, all supported by screenshots. Before describing the five

components of code one needs to know what code is. When you hear the term computer code it

refers to instructions or a set of rules that are written in a specific programing language. Simply

put code is how we can communicate with computers and dictate what they can do.

Five Components of Code:

Input: According to computerhope.com Input is defined as “Any information or data sent to a

computer for processing is considered input. Input or user input is sent to a computer using an

input device.” (Computer Hope, 2021) If you have ever used a keyboard, voice-to-text,

touchscreen, or any other device that can attach or is attached to a computer is a source of input.

Output: Any information processed by and sent out from a computer or other electronic device

is considered output. (Computer Hope, 2021) When you log into your email account you are

inputting your email address and password, and the output of the site would be opening your

inbox. In other words, the output from a computer is the return of a command or requested action

from the computer.

Conditionals and Looping: “These control statements help with implementing decision-making

in a program. A conditional statement will select the block of statements that will execute based

on the given condition. The result of the program depends on the condition.
If the condition provided proves to be true, the result is 1; if it proves to be false, the result is 0.

When there is a truth value, the code will get executed; otherwise, it will not.” (B. Anagani,

N.D.) Looping is almost self-explanatory, it’s a process of instructions that constantly repeats

until specific conditions are reached.

Variables and Data Structures: In an article on Tutorials Point states that “Variables are the

names you give to computer memory locations which are used to store values in a computer

program.” (TP, N.D.) Data structures are used for storage, but storage in a particular way to ease

software or other programs can access the data more effectively.

Screenshots of Code Changes:

Group 1:
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Group 3:
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Group 5
 References:

Computer Hope. (2021, December 30). What is output? Computer Hope. Retrieved April 28,
2023, from https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/o/output.htm

Computer Hope. (2021, July 6). What is input? Computer Hope. Retrieved April 28, 2023, from
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/input.htm

T.P. (2021). Computer programming - variables. Tutorials Point. Retrieved April 28, 2023, from
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_programming/computer_programming_variables
.htm