PROGAMMING LANGUAGES AND IDES

Question 1

what are high level languages

Answer 1

written like english
more readable
portable
slower to execute

Question 2

what are the two types of low level code

Answer 2

assembly - some english
machine - binary

Question 3

what is an advantage of low level code

Answer 3

easier to optimise
specific to particular cpus

Question 4

what are translators

Answer 4

programs that convert one language to another

Question 5

what’s the only language which doesnt need to be translated

Answer 5

machine code

Question 6

what do compilers do and what are their advantages and disadvantages

Answer 6

produces an executable file
no source code needed
fast to execute
errors only shown at the end

Question 7

how do interpreters work and what are their advantages and disadvantages

Answer 7

translates an instruction then executes it
user needs source code to run
errors discovered straight away

Question 8

whats an IDE

Answer 8

support programming tool

Question 9

what do IDES provide 4 things

Answer 9

providing an editor
provide error diagnostic tools
having run time environment
having a translator so it can run