Question

What are batch programs?

Answer 1

They are typically programs which run with a minimal amount of user interaction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_processing

Otherwise, they can mean DOS/cmd scripts.

Answer 2

and what are the examples of these programs?

Answer 3

Rendering movies is one example of a batch job.

Answer 4

I think another part of the definition involves doing a large number of repetitive actions yeah? Such as batch processing photos by applying the same filter, or batch renaming a bunch of files according to some algorithm.

Answer 5

Large scale computing jobs, such as when everybody's paycheck or credit card bill is computed and printed out, are typically batch jobs.

Answer 6

Thank you