2.5 Programming Languages & IDEs

Question 1

Whats a high level language + example

Answer 1

A programming language that uses English and mathematical symbols in its instructions.

E.g python

Question 2

Whats a low level language + examples

Answer 2

A programming language thats machine orientated and requires extensive knowledge of computer hardware and its configuration.

E.g machine language, assembley language

Question 3

Whats machine language

Answer 3

Directly understood by computer, doesn’t need to be translated. It’s hardware specific

Question 4

Whats assembley language

Answer 4

A set of symbols and letters. Hardware specific

Question 5

Whats a translator?

Answer 5

Converts programming languages into machine code. Needs to be done so that the computer can execute the instructions

Question 6

Whats machine code

Answer 6

A set of instructions thst a CPU understands directly

Question 7

Whats a compiler

Answer 7

Translates all the source code into machine code at the same time and creates an executable file. It then returns a list of errors.

used at the end of development

Question 8

Whats an interpreter

Answer 8

Translates and runs source code one instruction at a time. If there’s an error, interpreting is stopped and the error is returned.

Used for development

Question 9

Whats an IDE

Answer 9

Integrated Development Environment.
-A piece of software that provides features to help a programmer to develop their program.

Question 10

What are the features of an ide

Answer 10

Code editor,
Run time environment,
Error diagnostics & debugging,
Translators

Question 11

Whats a code editor

Answer 11

The part of an IDE where code is written.

Most have line numbering, auto-colouring, auto-indentation, auto-complete.

Question 12

Whats a run time environment

Answer 12

Allows the code to be run quickly within the IDE

Question 13

Whatre error diagnostics& debugging

Answer 13

Helps you to find a fix errors. Will tell you the location of the error snd suggest ways to fix it.