Programming Language

Question 1

How do humans communicate with computers and tell it what to do?

Answer 1

-Through writing programs using programming languages

Question 2

What are the main categories for classifying computer languages?

Answer 2

-Low level language
-Mid Level Language
-High level language

Question 3

What is a low level language/machine language also known as?

Answer 3

Binary Language

Question 4

What is a benefit of using low level languages?

Answer 4

-It is a memory efficient language with very fast execution time

Question 5

What is a downside of using a low level language?

Answer 5

-Very tedious for programmers to write, debug and maintain low-level programs
-Not used very often nowadays

Question 6

What are low level languages mostly used for programming?

Answer 6

-To develop operating systems
-To develop device drivers
-To develop databases and applications that requires direct hardware access