Types of Programming Languages Flashcards
1
Q
What are the purposes of using translators
A
Translators are often used by programmers to help write code.
This software usually includes translators to turn the code they write into a form that a computer can understant.
2
Q
Name the 3 types of programming languages
A
1) High-level
2) Low-Level
3) Machine code
3
Q
High-Level Language
Define this term
A
1) One instruction of high-level code represents many instructions of machine code
2) The same code will work for many different machines and processors
3) The programmer can easily store data in lots of different structures (e.g. lists and arrays) without knowing