Glossary (Cont.)
Program A list of instructions for the computer
to perform. C programmers refer to these
instructions as source code. Programs are also
known as software.
Source Code The processing instructions that
are written in a given computer language and
that collectively constitute a source file.
Source File  A text file that contains a program.
C source files have the extension C: filename.c
Syntax Error An error that occurs when you
violate one of the rules of C, such as forgetting
‘;’.