QBasicis an acronym for "Quick Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code". This is a programming language created by Microsoft to replace the old GWbasic. Usually, this language is referred to as Microsoft Qbasic or Microsoft QuickBasic or simply Qbasic.
Qbasic is the best programming language for beginners because it is the easiest to learn and it also serves as the starting point for learning complex programs such as C++, Visual Basic, Java and others. It contains codes similar to other languages. Once you master programming Qbasic, it will be easier for you to learn and program other languages.
In 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allan who were college drop-out developed an Altair basic as Microsoft since then Microsoft Company has developed many version of basic such as Q-Basic and Visual Basic which is more advanced than original. Visual Basic is a Objet Oriented Programming Language (Oop).
1985-1987: QuickBASIC was originally released in 1985. According to microsoft.com, it was sold on a 5.25" floppy disk and wasn't available on 3.5" disks.
Version 2.0 was released in 1986 on both 5.25" and 3.5" disks, having added the built-in user interface usually associated with QBASIC and QuickBASIC. Some relatively minor improvements were added to versions 2.01 and 3.0.
1988: QuickBASIC 4.5, the last version of QuickBASIC, became available. Microsoft's web site indicates that a few problems from version 4.0b were corrected and the Help system was greatly improved. From personal experience, 4.5 will work on any computer from an 8088 with DOS 2.11 to a Pentium IV with Windows XP, but works best on pre-XP operating systems.
1990: A repackaged QuickBASIC 4.5 was released, with a few changes. According to support.microsoft.com, the new packaging was smaller and less expensive to ship, and there were some minor changes to the product as well; three instruction manuals were combined into one, the files were compressed on to fewer disks, and a utility program for uncompressing them was added. Although they would become part of history in years to come, 5.25" floppy disks were still included, alongside 3.5" disks which have become the standard.
RECENT HISTORY
1991-1998: QBASIC, similar to QuickBASIC but without a compiler for creating executables, starts being included with DOS and Windows by Microsoft. According to wikipedia.org, QBASIC was included with MS-DOS 5.0 and later, as well as Windows 95, some versions of Windows NT, IBM PC-DOS, some OS/2 versions, and Windows 98.
