Programming- Programmng Languages

Question 1

Accumulator

Answer 1

A special register in the CPU used to store data that is the result of an arithmetic or logical operation or data that is being transferred.

Question 2

Assembly

Answer 2

Low-level language that uses mnemonic codes and labels to represent the equivalent machine-level binary codes.

Question 3

Compiler

Answer 3

Translator that converts high-level language code into
executable machine-level code. It converts source code
into object code that can then be executed.

Question 4

Interpreter

Answer 4

Translator that converts high-level language code into

executable machine-level code. It translates and executes the code one command at a time.

Question 5

Mnemonic

Answer 5

Easy to remember code to refer to a single machine code binary operator.

Question 6

Operand

Answer 6

Data part of a machine code or assembly language

command.

Question 7

Operator

Answer 7

Instruction part of a machine code or assembly language command.

Question 8

Portable

Answer 8

Code that will execute on a range of CPUs, not machine dependent.

Question 9

Source code

Answer 9

High-level code written in a language similar to English.
One command is equivalent to several machine level
commands.

Question 10

Translator

Answer 10

Application that converts high-level or mnemonic codes

into machine-level commands.