REPORTS AN INTRODUCTION TO CLIC, A GENERAL PURPOSE INSTRUCTIONAL Terrence W. Pratt and Sarah A. Hartman The University of Texas at Austin SYSTEM I. Introduction CLIC (Conversational software Language for Instructional Computing) is a general purpose computer system and language for CAI developed at the University of Texas Computation Center during 1970 and now in regular use. the major features of the The purpose of this report is simply to outline language and system with particular guage which have some novelty. on a large, general purpose, emphasis on those features of the lanfor and implemented the CDC 6600 system. CLIC has been designed timeshared computer system, computer system with the locally developed UT-2 operating The CLIC language bears a number of similarities COURSEWRITER language to the well-known format and in its use of a very simple statement "question-answer" language developed logic. The language is actually an extension of the PICLS PICLS programs will run under CLIC is very easy to Thus at Purdue University. with only minor modifications. The basic CLIC language learn and can be readily mastered with only a few hours of instruction. the beginning instructional user can quickly reach the point where he is writing
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