Key Definitions - 2.5

Question 1

Low Level Programming Language -

Answer 1

• Written in ‘assembly language’, and more closely represents how the CPU works.
• Translated by an assembler when run into machine code.

Question 2

High Level Programming Language is:

Answer 2

• Written in a programming language such as Python. - Translated by an interpreter or compiler when run into machine code.

Question 3

Translator

Answer 3

• Converts the programming language into machine code.
• This therefore allows the computer system to understand and process the code.

Question 4

Compiler

Answer 4

• Translates high level programming code into machine code.
• A compiler translates the whole program in one go.

Question 5

Interpreter

Answer 5

• Translates high level programming code into machine code.
• An interpreter translates the program line by line.

Question 6

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Answer 6

• Used to create programs and software.
• It provides us with a place to write the programming code and execute it.

Question 7

Code Editor

Answer 7

• A feature of an IDE.
• Provides a place where the user can write the programming code, often called the ‘shell’.

Question 8

Debugger/Error Diagnostics

Answer 8

• A feature of an IDE.
• Used to detect errors in the code.
• It will identify where the error is, what line number the error is on, and what type of error it is.

Question 9

Run-Time Environment

Answer 9

• A feature of an IDE.
• Allows the user to execute the program one step at a time so they can test each line.