Recap - Languages & Algorithms

Which of the following is the MOST important reason computers use artificial languages over natural language?

• The meaning of different characters and words in an artificial languages is explicit and unambiguous

• The meaning of different characters and words in an artificial languages is too complicated

• The syntax of artificial languages is explicit and unambiguous

• The syntax of natural languages is easy to translate by computers

Which of the following best describes high-level computing languages?

• They are not very ambiguous

• They evolve naturally over time

• They are very easy for machines to understand and parse

• They are extremely difficult for humans to read and understand

Which of the following should be true of any algorithm?

I. The order in which the steps making up the algorithm are followed is logically determined

II. Following the instructions in the algorithm will always result in the same outputs, regardless of any inputs

III. The instructions in the algorithm contain all necessary information to be implemented

• I and III only

• I only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

Which of the following terms best describes the process of suppressing complex details of a system and presenting a simplified version with just the relevant details?

• Abstraction

• Creativity

• Free Thinking

• Programming

Which of the following statements about low-level languages are true?

• They are relatively easy for humans to write

• They are difficult for machines and humans to parse

• They are very ambiguous

• They are generally less readable by humans than other languages

An organized set of rules or steps to perform an action, is also known as...

• Scratch
• Software
• Algorithm
• Block

Which generation of a programming language is Machine Code?

• 1st Generation (Low)
• 2nd Generation (Low)
• 3rd Generation (High)

Which generation of a programming language is Assembly Code?

• 1st Generation (Low)
• 2nd Generation (Low)
• 3rd Generation (High)

Which generation would create the easiest code for humans to understand?

• 1st Generation (Low)
• 2nd Generation (Low)
• 3rd Generation (High)

Which generation would create the fastest code to execute?

• 1st Generation (Low)
• 2nd Generation (Low)
• 3rd Generation (High)