Computer Software

Question 1

assembly language

Answer 1

machine-dependent language that consists of mnemonic processor “instructions, data, and other statements”

note: not directly understandable by machine and high-level language as machine-independent

Question 2

source code

Answer 2

Collection of instructions written in a programming language that requires a language processor to translate into machine code

Question 3

compiler vs. interpreters

Answer 3

-compiler translates source code into machine language (or object code)
-interpreters both translate and execute source code into machine language one line at a time.

note: both checks source code for errors but if the interpreter finds an error, the process is terminated at the statement containing the error and displays an error message

note: C, C++, C#, and Java programs need compilers
note: Perl and Python execute using interpreters

Question 4

What are some common high-level programming languages?

Answer 4

C++, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Tcl

Question 5

algorithm

Answer 5

specific structured formula required to produce a specific output