Computer Programming

Question 1

It is a multistep process for creating a program.

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Programming

Question 2

It is a way of giving computers
instructions about what they
should do next. These
instructions are known as

Answer 2

Code

Question 3

It is a list or sequence of instructions that
tell a computer what to do.

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computer program

Question 4

A computer program is written in a

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programming language

Question 5

It is a type of written language that
tells computers what to do in order to work.

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programming language (PL)

Question 6

It consists of rules governing the structure and content of the statement that should
be followed.
The grammar of each PL.

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syntax

Question 7

They write source code using a programming
language to create programs.

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Programmer

Question 8

It is a well-written set of instructions and
statements to develop a program.

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Source code

Question 9

Source code can be written in

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low-level or high-level
language.

Question 10

Source code must be translated to machine language (binary form) using a

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language translator

Question 11

It translates a program written from an assembly language to a low-level language.

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Assembler

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It translates each statement or one line at a time and executed immediately after translation.

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Interpreter

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It translates all statements at one time. It provides all the error messages – called diagnostics- at once.

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Compiler

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• uses instructions tied
  directly to one type of
  computer.
• often cryptic and not
  human-readable.

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Low-level Language

Question 15

uses English-like
instructions and can be
run on a variety of
computer types.

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High-level language

Question 16

Instructions written in 0s and
1s are called

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machine language or machine code.

Question 17

is a style, or “way,” of
programming to solve problem using some programming
language.

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programming paradigm

Question 18

the programmer concentrates
on the major tasks that the program needs to perform. The
programmer must instruct the computer every step of the way,
from the start of the task to its completion.

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Procedure-oriented program

Question 19

requires the programmer to
focus on the objects that the program can use to
accomplish its goal. The objects can take on many different
forms.

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Object-oriented program

Question 20

When we want to develop a program using any programming language, we follow a sequence of steps. These steps are
called.

Answer 20

phases

Question 21

is a description of what a system should do.

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Requirement

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