Low-level & High-level Languages

Low-level & High-level Languages

by BSN Computing

Multiple Choice

What does this assembly code program do?

• Adds 12 and 8 and stores result in register x2

• Stores 12 and 8 in two registers

• Swaps 12 and 8 between two registers

• Adds registers x2 and x0 and stores result in x1

Multiple Choice

What type of programming language is this?

• machine code

• assembly code

• high-level language code

• pseudo-code

Multiple Choice

What type of programming language is this?

• machine code

• assembly code

• high-level language code

• pseudo-code

Multiple Choice

What type of programming language is this?

• machine code

• assembly code

• high-level language code

• pseudo-code

Multiple Choice

What type of programming language is this?

• machine code

• assembly code

• high-level language code

• pseudo-code

Multiple Select

Choose all the features of a high-level programming language ...

• Uses English keywords

• Requires translation

• High-level of abstraction

• Close relationship with instruction set

Multiple Select

Choose all the features of a low-level programming language ...

• Difficult to understand

• Does not requires translation

• Low-level of abstraction

• Close relationship with instruction set

Multiple Choice

Which answer shows the correct order of abstraction (from lowest to highest ...)?

• machine code

  assembly code

  Python code

  pseudocode

• machine code

  assembly code

  pseudocode

  Python code

• pseudocode

  Python code

  assembly code

  machine code

• machine code

  Python code

  assembly code

  pseudocode

Multiple Choice

What is the output from this Java program?

• Good evening.

• Good day.

• Good morning.

• Good night.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true about instruction sets?

• they are abstractions that define the behaviours of electronic components.

• for each allowed behaviour, there is an abstract instruction

• Each processor has its own set of instructions

• most processors have very large instruction sets

Multiple Choice

Low-level or high-level language?

"A very limited range of instructions is available"

• Low-level

• High-level

Multiple Choice

Low-level or high-level language?

"Same instructions can be used on different computer architectures and achieve same results"

• Low-level

• High-level

Multiple Choice

Low-level or high-level language?

"Debugging the code can be very difficult"

• Low-level

• High-level

Multiple Choice

Low-level or high-level language?

"Often used in device drivers or systems where speed is important"

• Low-level

• High-level

Multiple Choice

Low-level or high-level language?

"A large number of programming tools and libraries are normally available to the programmer"

• Low-level

• High-level

Multiple Choice

Low-level or high-level language?

"Usually used in large-scale software projects involving teams of programmers"

• Low-level

• High-level

Multiple Select

In this lesson you have learned to ....

• Define ‘low-level language’ and ‘high-level language’

• Explain why each processor has its own instruction set

• Describe differences between low-level and high-level languages

• Compare features of low-level and high-level langauges

Open Ended

Sum up the lesson content into three key words. Justify why you have chosen them.

Poll

How much of this lesson have you understood?

• None of it

• Some of it

• Most of it

• All of it