Intro To Programing Languages

Question 1

Computer Program

Answer 1

Set of instructions that the computer can perform in order to perform a task.

Question 2

Programing

Answer 2

Proces of creating a program

Question 3

Source Code

Answer 3

List of comands typed into one or more text files, used for creating programs.

Question 4

Executing A Program

Answer 4

When a program is loaded into a memory and the hardware sequentialy executes each instruction

Question 5

Machine Code

Answer 5

Limited set of instructions that a CPU can understand directly

Question 6

Binary Digit BIT

Answer 6

Each 0 or 1 of the machine code sequence

Question 7

Hardware

Answer 7

Collection of physical computer parts that make up a computer and execute programs

Question 8

Interpretation of BITS

Answer 8

Each bit is interpreted by the CPU to a comand to do a very specific job

Question 9

Assembly Language

Answer 9

Each instruction is identified by short abreviation

Question 10

Assembler

Answer 10

Program used to decode assembly language

Question 11

High Level Languages

Answer 11

Languages like C, C++, Pascal that must be translated in format that the computer will understand

Question 12

Compiler

Answer 12

Program that reads source code and produces standalone executable program that can be run

Question 13

Interpreter

Answer 13

Program that directly executes the instructions in the source code without requiring to be compiled

Question 14

Scripting Languages

Answer 14

Languages like Perl and Java Script that are interpreted

Question 15

Advantages Of High-Level Languages

Answer 15

• easier to read and write, closer to language we understand
• needs fewer instructions to perform a task than low-level languages
• can be compiled for different systems