Program Development

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Program Development, the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 5. Program Development
• (a) Definition
• (b) Characteristics of programs
• (c) Precautions
• (d) Steps involved in developing program v.

Study notes & guidance

Study Program Development using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Program Development, you should be able to:

1. Define a program
2. List characteristics of a good program - Accuracy - Readability - Maintainability - Efficiency - Generality - Clarity etc.
3. State the precautions required in the development of a program - Be stable, steady and patient - No step skipping - Follow order of execution etc.
4. Steps involved in program development - Problem definition - Problem analysis - Design (Flow charting/ algorithm) development - Program coding - Program compilation - Program testing/debugging - Program documentation - Programme Maintenance Examples of: - Interpreted program (BASIC, java, python) - Compiled Program (COBOL, FORTRAN, C, C++, Java etc.)

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.