Basic Full Form

The BASIC full form in computers is Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Basic is one of the simplest and easiest high-level programming languages whose design intensifies its usability. In 1964, the original version of the BASIC language was designed by John G Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz and released at Dartmouth college. The language was introduced to make students able to use computers in fields other than Science and Mathematics. During that era, nearly all use of computers required writing custom software, which retains something only Scientist and Mathematician aims to learn. 

Along with the language itself, John G Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz also introduced the Dartmouth Time Sharing System which allows multiple users to edit and run BASIC programs at the same time. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, this general model became very popular on microcomputer systems like PDP-11 and Data General Nova.

What is the Full Form of BASIC in Computer Language?

The full form of BASIC in computer language is Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. 

BASIC Origin

The original BASIC was first designed in 1964 by John George Kenney and Thomas Eugene Kurtz at Dartmouth College ( now known as Dartmouth University) in New Hemisphere, USA. BASIC was designed to enable students to write mainframe computer programs for the Dartmouth Sharing system. It was designed specifically for less technical users who did not have or want the mathematical background previously expected. Being able to use a computer to enhance teaching research was unique during that time.

The language BASIC was based on FORTRAN II and with some leverage from ALGOL 60 and with some additions to make it suitable for timesharing. 

The designers of the BASIC language decided to make computers available free of cost so that language would become easily common. They also make it available to high schools in the Hanover area and put a considerable amount of effort into promoting a language. In the following years, other BASIC dialects also appeared. John George Kenney and Thomas Eugene Kurtz's original BASIC dialects are known as Dartmouth Basic.

Principles of BASIC

The eight structured principles of BASIC are:

1. Easy for beginners to use.

2. Be a general-purpose programming language.

3. Enable advanced features to be added for experts ( while keeping the language simpler for beginners).

4. Interactive

5. Deliver friendly and error-free messages.

6. Responds quickly for small programs

7. Understanding of computer hardware is not required.

8. Protect the user from operating systems

BASIC in Microcomputers

The introduction of early microcomputers in the mid-1970s led to the development of several BASIC dialects, including Microsoft Basic in 1975. A range of Tiny BASIC dialects was also introduced because of the tiny main memory available on these machines, often 4 kb. BASIC was available for almost any of the systems of that era, and generally became the de facto programming language for the home computer systems that were introduced in the late 1970s. These machines almost always had a Basic interpreter installed by its default.  The BASIC interpreter was often found in machine firmware or sometimes on a ROM cartridge. 

In early 1990, the use of BASIC declined as the newer machine with better capabilities was introduced in the market, and other programming languages such as (Pascal and C) became reasonable.

Microsoft introduced visual BASIC, integrating the updated version of the BASIC with a visual form builder. The consistent use of the language and Visual Basic remains a major programming language in the form of VB.net

What is Visual Basic?

Visual Basic (also known as Classic Basic) is a third-generation event-driven programming language. Visual Basic introduced by Microsoft is known for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model first launched in 1991 and declared a legacy during 2008. Microsoft considered Visual basic to be easy to learn and use. Visual Basic was derived from BASIC. Since then it has released different versions of Visual Basic, from Visual Basic 1.0 to the final version of Visual basic 6.1. Visual Basic is a user-friendly programming language designed for beginners and it enables anyone to develop GUI window applications easily.