Simple Programming Quiz

What is a programming language?

• A tool for designing hardware

• A way to communicate with a computer

• A device for storing data

• A machine-learning algorithm

What is the purpose of a compiler?

• To store data

• To translate code into machine language

• To execute a program

• To print results

Which stage in program translation checks for grammar errors?

• Lexical analysis

• Syntax analysis

• Code generation

• Optimization

What is a high-level programming language?

• A language that directly controls hardware

• A language easy for humans to read and write

• A type of machine code

• A language that runs without a compiler

What is the output of lexical analysis?

• Tokens

• Machine code

• Executable files

• Error messages

Which of these is an example of a procedural programming language?

• Python

• Java

• C

• HTML

What is the purpose of an interpreter?

• To execute code line by line

• To convert high-level code into machine code

• To optimize the code

• To manage hardware resources

What does a syntax error indicate?

• Incorrect grammar in the code

• A hardware problem

• Incorrect output of a program

• Poor optimization of code

Which of these is an example of a declarative language?

• Java

• C++

• SQL

• Python

What is polymorphism in programming?

• Writing code once and reusing it

• Allowing one function or operation to work in different ways

• Protecting data from unauthorized access

• Breaking a program into small parts