Topic 2.5: Language and IDEs

Question 1

High-Level Languages

Answer 1

A high level language is a a code similar to human language, must be translated to machine code

Question 2

Low-level languages

Answer 2

Do not resemble human language, making it harder to understand, does not need to be translated like high-level

Question 3

compiler

Answer 3

translates high-level code by translating the entire program to machine code at once

Question 4

interpreter

Answer 4

translates high-level code line by line

Question 5

IDEs provide:

Answer 5

Automatic formatting like indentation
identifying errors and where they have occured
colour coding
as well as auto completion of the code