Understanding Programming Languages

What is a programming language?

• A programming language is a method of cooking food.

• A programming language is a formal language comprising a set of instructions that can be used to produce various kinds of output.

• A programming language is a genre of music.

• A programming language is a type of computer hardware.

What is the main purpose of a programming language?

• To create visual designs for websites.

• The main purpose of a programming language is to facilitate communication between humans and computers to perform computations and automate tasks.

• To store data in databases.

• To enhance the performance of hardware components.

Define low level language.

• Low level language is a programming language that is closely related to machine code and provides little abstraction from a computer's hardware.

• A type of software that manages computer resources.

• A programming language that is only used for web development.

• A high level language that abstracts hardware details.

Define high level language.

• A high-level language is a low-level programming language.

• A high-level language is a type of hardware.

• A high-level language is only used for web development.

• A high-level language is a programming language that abstracts hardware details and is easy for humans to read and write.

What is one key difference between low and high level languages?

• High-level languages are faster than low-level languages.

• High-level languages require more memory than low-level languages.

• Low-level languages are easier to learn than high-level languages.

• Low-level languages provide more control over hardware compared to high-level languages.

Name an example of a low level language.

• Assembly language

• Java

• C++

• Python

What is assembly language considered?

• a high-level programming language

• a scripting language

• a markup language

• a low-level programming language

List two examples of high level languages.

• HTML, CSS

• C++, Ruby

• Swift, Kotlin

• Python, Java

What is Python primarily used for?

• Game development

• Web development, data analysis, artificial intelligence, scientific computing, automation

• Video editing

• Graphic design

What type of tasks are high level languages best suited for?

• Network configuration

• Application development, web development, and data analysis.

• Hardware design

• System programming