2.5 IDE's, Translators, Types of Language

A high level language...

• uses instructions which are closer to direct instructions that a computer can understand

• uses instructions which contains keywords and syntax programmers can understand

A low level language...

• uses instructions which are closer to direct instructions that a computer can understand

• uses instructions which contains keywords and syntax programmers can understand

_________ _______ is a low level programming language which can execute commands without needing to translate

An assembler is...

• A program for converting low-level assembly language into computer instructions

• Software that converts high-level language files one line at a time into compatible machine code

• Used to read high-level language and convert programs as a whole into machine code

An compiler is...

• A program for converting low-level assembly language into computer instructions

• Software that converts high-level language files one line at a time into compatible machine code

• Used to read high-level language and convert programs as a whole into machine code

An interpreter is...

• A program for converting low-level assembly language into computer instructions

• Software that converts high-level language files one line at a time into compatible machine code

• Used to read high-level language and convert programs as a whole into machine code

Which of the following are features of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)?

• Error Diagnostics

• Run Time Environment

• Source Code Editor

Which of the following are examples of high level programming languages

• Assembler

• Java

• Machine Code

• Python

• Visual Basic

Give two reasons why high-level programming languages are generally more popular with programmers than low-level languages?

Why are translators needed when creating a program using a high-level language?