Multiple choice general knowledge sports BASIC computer language stands for Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code Business All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code Beginner's All Purpose Scientific Instruction Code Business All Purpose Scientific Instruction Code Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation BASIC stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It was designed in 1964 by John George Kemeny and Thomas Eugene Kurtz at Dartmouth College to be easy for beginners to learn.