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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, `"Perform this task in this way!"`.

Computers are powerful machines, but they do not understand human languages like English or Spanish.

Programming is the process of converting human language, which consists of letters and words, into a language that computers—which only understand 0s and 1s—can process and execute.

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## What Does the Term "Program" Mean?

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

To make a computer perform specific tasks, we must write clear and precise `instructions`.

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

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## What is Inside a Computer Program?

A computer program consists of `code`, which provides instructions to the computer.

Each instruction in the code performs a specific task, and together, these instructions form a complete program that executes a particular function.

The example below instructs the computer to display `"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. Calling specific functions using parentheses is known as a `Function call`, 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.