Languages And Levels

Question 1

Level n: Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine Mn, with machine language Ln

Answer 1

Programs in Ln are either interpreted by an interpreter running on a lower machine,or are translated to the machine language of a lower machine.

Question 2

Level 3: Virtual Machines

Answer 2

Virtual Machine M3, with machine language L3

Question 3

Level 2:

Virtual Machine M2 with machine language M2

Answer 3

Programs in L2 are either interpreted by interpreters running on M1 or M0, or are translated to L1 or L0

Question 4

Level 1: Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine M1 with machine language L1

Answer 4

Programs in L1 are either interpreted by an interpreter running on M0, or are translated to L0

Question 5

Level 0: Virtual Machines

Actual computer M0 with machine language L0

Answer 5

Programs in L0 can be directly executed by the electronic circuits

Question 6

Level 5: Contemporary Multilevel Machines

Answer 6

Problem-Oriented language level

Translation: compiler

Question 7

Level 4: Contemporary Multilevel Machines

Answer 7

Assembly Language Level

Translation: assembler

Question 8

Level 3: Contemporary Multilevel Machines

Answer 8

Operating system machine level

Partial interpretation: operating system

Question 9

Level 2: Contemporary Multilevel Machines

Answer 9

Instruction set architecture level

Interpretation (microprogram) or direct execution

Question 10

Level 0: Contemporary Multilevel Machines

Answer 10

Digital Logic Level

Question 11

Level 1: Contemporary Multilevel Machines

Answer 11

Micro architectural level

Hardware

Question 12

Von Neumann Machine

Answer 12

First machine to store memory.

Question 13

PDP-8 Single Bus

Answer 13

The PDP omnibus was among the first to use a single bus

Question 14

Bus

Answer 14

A bus is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. This expression covers all related hardware components (wire, optical fiber, etc.) and software, including communication protocols.

Question 15

Moore’s Law

Answer 15

A 60% annual increase in the number of transistors that can be put on a chip.

Question 16

Metric Units:

Milli
Micro
Nano
Pico
Femto 
Atto
Zepto
Yocto 

Kilo
Mega
Gigs
Tera
PETA

Answer 16

10 ^:

• 3
• 6
• 9
• 12
• 15
• 18
• 21
• 24

3
6
9
12
15

Question 17

What is a Register?

Answer 17

A processor register is a quickly accessible location available to a computer’s CPU. Registers usually consist of a small amount of fast storage.