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There is a basic computer program called "Hello, World!" for students to easily understand how computer programs are built.

'Hello, World!' is a simple and easy-to-write computer program often used to illustrate a basic syntax programming language.

'Hello, World!' is a simple and easy-to-write computer program often used to illustrate a basic syntax programming language.' Hello, World!' is the most famous program and the first example in nearly every programming language for programmers. Brian Kernighan wrote the first 'Hello, World!' program as part of the documentation for the BCPL programming language developed by Martin Richards. BCPL was used while C was being developed at Bell Labs before the publication of Kernighan and Ritchie's C book in 1972.

It allows the user to quickly test the environment and make sure that everything is working as expected. It is also an excellent way to make sure that the compiler or interpreter is working correctly. It is often the first program written by people learning to code.

Kernighan himself couldn't pinpoint when or why he chose the words 'Hello World.' When asked what sparked the idea for the name in an interview with Forbes India, he said his memory was dim, and he recollected seeing a cartoon that showed an egg and a chick, and the chick saying, "Hello, world."

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