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Explain how a programming language acts as a bridge between humans and computers. Provide an example to illustrate your explanation.

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A programming language translates human-readable instructions into machine code that computers can execute; for example, Java code is compiled into bytecode which the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) interprets and runs on hardware.

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It translates human logic to machine code. E.g., Java code.

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Unit 1: Introduction to Programming and Java

Unit 1: Introduction to Programming and Java
Unit 2: Java Development Environment
Unit 3: Basic Java Syntax and Structure
Unit 4: Variables and Data Types
Unit 5: Control Structures
Unit 6: Methods and Modular Programming
Unit 7: Arrays and Collections
Unit 8: Object-Oriented Programming Basics
Unit 9: Exception Handling
Unit 10: File I/O and Streams

Unit 1: Introduction to Programming and Java
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Write a simple Java program that defines a class named `Greeting` with a `main` method. The `main` method should print "Welcome to Java Programming!" to the console. Explain each part of the program.

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Write a function to multiply two input parameters, a and b.

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