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Starting QBASIC
Follow the given steps to start QBASIC:
Step 1: Open the folder where the QBASIC is installed.
Step 2: Double-click on the icon of QBASIC.
The QBASIC window will appear showing the welcome screen.
Step 3: Press the Esc key to remove the welcome screen.
The QBASIC window will appear.
Title bar
Menu
bar
Program mode
Immediate mode
Status bar
Title bar: Title bar shows the path where the QBASIC is installed.
Menu bar: Menu bar contains various options for the working of the program.
Program mode: Program mode is where we write the programs.
Immediate mode: Immediate mode is the place where we type a single command to check
the output.
Turn ON the computer and practice starting QBASIC program. Then observe
the various components of the window that you have learnt in this chapter.
Also try to remember what they do.
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