C Sharp (programming language)

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/c-sharp-programming-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the standardization bodies?Ecma International (ECMA-334) and ISO/IEC (ISO/IEC 23270, 20619)
2. What is the major application domain?Game development via the Unity engine
3. What is C Sharp and why do people use it?C Sharp is a special computer language that lets programmers write instructions for computers. It is easy to read and powerful, so many people use it to make games, apps, and websites.
4. How did C Sharp start and become open to everyone?It began in 2000 at Microsoft, but later became an international standard and open source, so anyone can use it on many computers.

Multi-Paradigm Language: A programming language that supports multiple programming styles or paradigms.
Intermediate Language (IL): A low-level programming language that is platform-independent, used as a target for compilers.
Common Language Runtime (CLR): The execution engine of the .NET platform, managing code execution and providing services.
Garbage Collection: An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory no longer in use by a program.