This document provides an overview of several popular programming languages:
1. BASIC was created in 1963 by John Kemen and Thomas Kurtts for use by students with little programming experience. It aimed to be simple and allow users to solve problems without extensive computer knowledge.
2. Visual Basic combines procedures and object-oriented elements. It is intended for developing Windows applications and prototypes.
3. Pascal was created by Niklaus Wirth in 1968-1969 to promote good programming style using structured programming and data. It became widely used in education and industry.
4. C was developed at Bell Labs in the early 1970s for use in the UNIX operating system. It became very popular for systems software and