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# Print Hello, World! on the screen
print("Hello, World!")

a = 2
b = 3

# Store the product of a and b in the result variable
result = a * b

# Print the value of the result variable on the screen
print('result:', result)

# What is Programming?

Programming is like telling a computer, `"Do this job this way!"`.

Computers are very intelligent machines, but they do not understand human languages such as English or Spanish.

Programming is the task of converting human language, which is composed of letters, into a language that computers, which understand 0s and 1s, can work with.

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## So, What Does the Term "Program" Mean?

Computers do not think for themselves; they execute given commands exactly.

To make the computer perform the tasks we want, we need to write those tasks as clear and precise `Instructions`.

A **program** is a set of these instructions that follow a series of procedures to tell the computer what to do.

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## What is Inside a Computer Program?

A computer program consists of `Code` that directs the computer with instructions.

The instructions written in code perform specific tasks, and together they form a program that carries out a particular function.

The example below instructs the computer to display the sentence `"Hello, World!"` on the screen.

```python title="Code to Display Hello, World!"
# Display the sentence "Hello, World!" on the screen
message = "Hello, World!"
print(message)
```

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In Python, to display the result of the tasks performed by the program on the screen, you use the `print()` function, placing the value you want to print inside the `parentheses ( )`.

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## Notes

1. Invoking specific functions using parentheses is called a `Function`, and `print()` is one of the built-in functions provided by Python.

2. The parts starting with `#` are called comments, and they do not affect the execution of the program. Comments are used to explain the code or add necessary information.

Programming acts as a mediator between human language and the computer's language of 0s and 1s. This allows the computer to understand and carry out tasks as intended by humans.

Programming is the task of translating human language into a language that computers can understand.