Classification of programming languages

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10th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
............ converts high level languages into machine code one instruction at a time on-the-fly while the program is running. Each instruction is converted to machine code once the previous instruction has been executed.
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
............ is a program that converts high level languages into machine code before the program is run. A compiler saves the machine code, so the source code is no longer needed A compiler allows a program to be run faster that interpreted code.
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
............ converts assembly language instructions into machine code.
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
A high level language .......
use mnemonics
are easier to understand
Needs a translator
run slower because of the layers of abstraction and there is inefficiency in translator.
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
A low level language ......
are very difficult to understand and modify
is written for a specific processor architecture, and so is not portable to other computer architectures
are appropriate for developing new operating systems, embedded systems and hardware device drivers
are easier to understand
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Machine code ....
is expressed in binary values 0 and 1.
is specific to a processor.
are made up of two parts the operator and the operand.
is portable
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Interpreters ....
convert each instruction is to machine code once the previous instruction has been executed.
converts high level languages into machine code one instruction at a time on-the-fly while the program is running
are good for debugging code because the program stops as soon as the error has been found.
saves the machine code, so the source code is no longer needed
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Python is a high-level programming language
True
False
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Python code uses interpreter to convert it into machine code one instruction at a time on-the-fly while the program is running.
False
True
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