Computer Programming

Duration: 32 min

Year Published: 1958

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Shows the complexities inherent in the preparation of a program for an electronic digital computer

Complete Record: 1) discusses early computer language. early computers. man rubbing his temples, thinking. computer boards, switches. graphics of men working at desk. animation of factory sending info to computer. animation of rocket in space. men walking into office. men at office desks. man putting on glasses. thinking. standing in front of blackboard. man removing glasses, thinking. writing on blackboard. boring computer diagram. guy studying black board. numbers and charts with zeros and ones. explains the binary system. man writing program. more boring graphs. man working on writing a huge program with long list of paper. computer boards. pressing buttons. computer print outs. papers being dropped on table. people typing. pressing buttons. computer reels spinning, lights blinking. people in control room. men standing around computer print out...... 2) drawing of “digital computer,” diagrams of functions, encoder, shot of computer, man typing in data, lots of various shots of computers, more diagrams of storage, schematics, man typing w/one finger on huge computer, woman feeds punch cards, data tapes, various types of printers, various storage devices--tape, disc, “magnetic matrix”, performing maintenance on mainframe, finger traces schematics of computer

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)