NGHS GCSE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

What is the only thing that computers understand?

• Machine Code
• Low Level Languages
• High Level Languages
• Algorithms

Before a computer can understand a program it must be...

• Translated into its machine code.
• Translated into a high level language.
• Translated into a low level language.
• Converted into binary.

A list of instructions that enable a computer to perform a specific task is a...

• Computer Program
• Algorithm
• Machine Code
• Binary Code

A language that requires no knowledge of the hardware or the instruction set of the computer is called...

• A High Level Language
• A Low Level Language
• Machine Code
• An Algorithm

A language that is close to human language and which is easy to write, debug and maintain is known as...

• A High Level Language
• A Low Level Language
• An Algorithm
• Machine Code

Which of the following is not a high level programming language?

• Assembly
• C++
• Java
• Python

Languages that relate to the architecture and hardware of a specific computer are known as...

• High Level Languages
• Low Level Languages
• Simplex Languages
• Complex Languages

The two categories of low level language are...

• Machine Code & Assembly
• Machine Code & Algorithms 
• Assembly & Algorithms
• Algorithms & Binary

To write a program for a specific device such as an air conditioning unit, which type of language would be used?

• Low Level
• High Level
• Java
• Binary

Which of the following is not an advantage of using a low level language? 

• Makes more efficient use of primary memory.
• Tailor a program to a specific piece of hardware.
• To perform a task very quickly.
• To enable the program to be run on multiple platforms.