Programing Languages

Question 1

what is a High Level programing language

Answer 1

A programing language where syntax is easy to read write for humans and closer to english.

Question 2

What type of programing language is python?

Answer 2

A high level programing language

Question 3

what type of programing language is assembly language?

Answer 3

A low level programing language.

Question 4

What are the advantages of a high level programing language?

Answer 4

• easier to learn
• Faster to program in (i.e less lines) because one line in a high level language is broken up into multiple lines in a low level language
• closer to english (i.e not in binary)
• some languages have been specialized for certain tasks. (i.e HTML for websites)

Question 5

What are the advantages of a high level programing language?

Answer 5

• easier to learn
• Faster to program in (i.e less lines) because one line in a high level language is broken up into multiple lines in a low level language
• closer to english (i.e not in binary)
• some languages have been specialized for certain tasks. (i.e HTML for websites)

Question 6

What are the advantages of Low level programing languages?

Answer 6

• it lets the programer control specific hardware. for example in an embed system for a washing machine you can control components like the spinning drum.
• The machine code can be set to a specific number of bits so the program runs faster

Question 7

What is a machine code?

Answer 7

Machine code is the language that a processor understands. Every CPU type(i3,i5) has its own version of machine code. Machine code only consists of 1’s and 0’s. Every program that goes through a processor has to be in machine code.

Question 8

What is a machine level language?

Answer 8

A program only consisting of 1’s of 0’s that can be put through a processor.