Program Construction

Question 1

Assembly Code

Answer 1

a low-level programming language designed for a specific type of processor that can be converted to machine code using an assembler

Question 2

High-Level Language

Answer 2

a programming language designed to simplify computer programs, is high-level because it is several steps removed from the actual code run on the CPU

Question 3

Low Level Language

Answer 3

a programming language that contains basic instructions recognised by a CPU, such as assembly code and machine code

Question 4

Machine Code

Answer 4

code that the computer can understand, made up of 1s and 0s

Question 5

Mnemonics

Answer 5

short code used in assembly language, chosen to remind the programmer of the program instruction it represents

Question 6

Object Code

Answer 6

code that is executed

Question 7

Source Code

Answer 7

code that you type

Question 8

Translator

Answer 8

tool that translates source code into object code.

Question 9

Assembler

Answer 9

a computer program that will take the mnemonics used in assembly language and convert them into machine code so they can be processed by the computer. This is done by converting one word assembly instructions into opcode, and allocating memory to variables, often resulting in an operand

Question 10

Compiler

Answer 10

converts the whole program into a single executable program in one go

Question 11

Interpreter

Answer 11

takes code written in high-level language and translates it into machine code. It translates everything one line at a time

Question 12

Low Level Language

Answer 12

a programming language that contains basic instructions recognised by a CPU, such as assembly code and machine code