Three primary activities of a program are:
A) variable definitions, operators, lists of key words
B) lines, statements, punctuation
C) input, processing, output
D) integer, floating-point, character definitions
E) None of these

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The three primary activities of a program are input (receiving data), processing (manipulating data) and output (presenting the results). A program needs to perform these activities in order to achieve a particular task or solve a problem. Options A and D are incorrect because they pertain to individual elements or components of a program, while option B only defines the format of the program code.

Three Primary Activities of a Program Are