2.5 Programming Languages and IDEs

This is where the code is written.

• Translator

• Run time environment

• Editor

• Error diagnostics

• Notepad

Compilers, assemblers and interpreters are examples of this.

• Translator
• Run time environment
• Editor
• Error diagnostics

Translates high level code into low level code.

• Interpreter
• Compiler
• Assembler
• Error diagnostics
• Interpreter and complier

Examples of this include Python, Scratch and Javascript

• High level code
• Low level code
• Assembly language

Which type of code is assembly language?

• High level code
• Low level code

Examples of this include binary machine code and assembly language

• High level code
• Low level code

This translator is used to translate all of the source code at the same time and creates one executable file

• Interpreter
• Compiler
• Assembler

This translator is used to translate the source code one instruction at a time, but doesn't create an executable file.

• Interpreter
• Compiler
• Assembler

Uses Mnemonics as command words (for example LDA, STA and ADD)

• High level code

• Low level code

• Assembly language

LDA, STA and ADD are examples of

• Assembly language mnemonics

• Assembly language acronyms