Bootloader errors help for newbie

Using Arduino Avrdude, stk500, Bootloader issues
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I'm completely new at this and have no idea what i'm doing and need help! I've tried every COM available and none of them are working. This is the code I have:

//This is the script to collect data on muscle contractions using the Myoware sensor.

const int analogInPin = A0; // Analog input pin that the muscle sensor is attached to
int sensorValue = 0; // Variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int outputValue = 0; // Variable to store the adjusted sensorValue

void setup() {
// initialize serial communications at 9600 bits per second:
Serial.begin(9600);
}

// The loop routine runs over and over again until you remove power
void loop() {
sensorValue = analogRead(analogInPin); // Redefines sensorValue variable based on current measurement
outputValue = map(sensorValue, 0, 1023, 0, 255);
unsigned long currentTime = millis(); // Defines variable based on how long the sketch has been running (in milliseconds)
// Serial.print(currentTime);
// Serial.print("\t");
Serial.println(outputValue);
delay(10000);
}

This is one of the errors I received:

avrdude: error: programmer did not respond to command: exit bootloader
avrdude: error: programmer did not respond to command: exit bootloader

I've followed every instruction given to me to a T and the code is what my professor told us to use. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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