Computer Programming Quiz

How is assembly language defined?

• A) Language using commands linked to human terms

• B) Set of codes or symbols representing each instruction

• C) Combination of 1s and 0s representing instructions

• D) Language similar to processor instructions

Which type of programming language uses commands similar to the type of instructions the processor understands?

• A) High-level language

• B) Low-level language

• C) Variable language

• D) Machine language

Which component of a computer is responsible for executing program instructions?

• A) High-level language

• B) CPU (Central Processing Unit)

• C) Data item

• D) Variable

What does an assembler do in computing?

• A) Converts program instructions into machine-code format

• B) Translates each line of high-level language code into machine code

• C) Translates assembly-language instructions into machine code

• D) Translates an entire computer program into machine code

What is a variable in programming?

• A) Language using commands linked to human terms

• B) Piece of information

• C) Named memory location storing a value

• D) Commands similar to the type of instructions the processor understands

What is a data item in computing?

• A) Named memory location storing a value

• B) Combination of 1s and 0s representing instructions

• C) Piece of information representing part of data

• D) Instructions in machine code

Which component of a computer is sometimes known simply as the processor?

• A) High-level language

• B) Data item

• C) CPU (Central Processing Unit)

• D) Variable

How is machine code defined?

• A) Instructions linked to human terms

• B) Commands similar to processor instructions

• C) Combination of 1s and 0s representing instructions

• D) Named memory location storing a value

What is a platform in computing?

• A) Set of codes or symbols representing instructions

• B) Hardware and operating system that runs

• C) Translator converting instructions into machine code

• D) Interpreter translating high-level language code

What is main memory used for in a computer?

• A) Storing programs and data currently used by the CPU

• B) Translating high-level language code into machine code

• C) Creating machine code for each assembly-language instruction

• D) Storing instructions in assembly language format