Section 1.1 Introduction To Programming Flashcards
1
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Complete set of known commands
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Instruction List (IL)
2
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Language consists of the following elements
A
Alphabet | Lexis | Syntax | Symantics
3
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Set of symbols used to build words
A
Alphabet
4
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Set of words the language offers its users
A
Lexis (aka dictionary)
5
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Set of rules used to determine if a certain string of words forms a valid sentence
A
Syntax
6
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Set of rules to determine if a phrase makes sense.
A
Semantics
7
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Source program is translated once and distributed (step needs to be repeated if code is modified) and is distributed worldwide
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Compilation
8
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The mechanism of compilation - translation is called
A
Compiler or Translator
9
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The code is translated each time it has to be run.
A
Interpreter
10
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