Many pre-written programs are supplied by IBM, eliminating necessity of customers' staffs writing their own.
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Pre-written programs have already been tested by IBM, reducing tedious checking operations on the computer.
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND PROGRAMS
Programs are written in symbolic or application-oriented form instead of computer language. This enables management to communicate more easily with the programming staff.
FASTER REPORTS ON OPERATIONS
Routines such as those designed for report writing permit faster translation of management requirements into usable information.
Symbolic Programming Systems
These systems permit programs to be written using meaningful names (symbols) rather than actual machine language.