2.5 Languages & IDEs

What are the characteristics and purpose of high-level programming languages?

• They are machine-readable and require manual memory management.

• They are closer to human languages and easier to read and write.

• They are used to program the hardware directly without any abstraction.

• They are used exclusively for system programming tasks.

What is the purpose of translators in programming?

• To convert code from one high-level language to another.

• To optimize code for better performance.

• To convert programming code into machine code that can be executed by a computer.

• To check for syntax errors in the code.

Which of the following is NOT a common tool or facility available in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)?

• Editors

• Error diagnostics

• Run-time environment

• Spell checker

What is a Low Level Programming Language written in?

• Python

• Assembly language

• Machine code

• High level language

What does a Translator in programming do?

• Converts machine code into high level programming code

• Translates the whole program in one go

• Converts the programming language into machine code

• Allows the user to execute the program one step at a time

What is the difference between a Compiler and an Interpreter?

• A Compiler translates line by line, an Interpreter translates the whole program in one go

• A Compiler is used to write programs, an Interpreter is used to execute them

• A Compiler translates the whole program in one go, an Interpreter translates line by line

• There is no difference; they are the same

What is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used for?

• To detect errors in the code

• To execute the program one step at a time

• To create programs and software

• To convert programming language into machine code

What is a Code Editor?

• A feature of an IDE that allows the user to execute the program one step at a time

• A feature of an IDE that detects errors in the code

• A feature of an IDE that provides a place to write the programming code

• A standalone application for writing machine code

What is the purpose of a Debugger/Error Diagnostics tool?

• To convert programming language into machine code

• To write the programming code

• To detect errors in the code and identify where the error is

• To execute the program one step at a time

What does the Run-time Environment feature of an IDE allow the user to do?

• Write the programming code

• Convert programming language into machine code

• Detect errors in the code

• Execute the program one step at a time to test each line