Programming and Logic Review

The purpose of compilers and interpreters is to _________ so the computer can understand its instructions.

• build programs

• test programs

• translate programs

• identify programs

Answer explanation

A translator is a programming language processor that converts a computer program from one language to another.

Which of the following is a program that translates other programming languages into machine language?

• binary

• transistor

• assembly

• compiler

Answer explanation

A compiler takes the recipe (code) for a new program (written in a high level language) and transforms this Code into a new language (Machine Language) that can be understood by the computer itself.

Which program translates a series of instructions, executes them, and then translates the next series until the program is fully executed?

• transistor

• interpreter

• assembler

• compiler

Which of the following is a number system that uses the values 0 and 1 and is the primary language that computers use to communicate?

• decimal

• assembly

• binary

• pseudocode

Java, Visual Basic, Python, and C++ are examples of what type of programming language?

• procedural

• machine

• assembly

• high level

The set of rules that must be followed when writing program instructions for a specific programming language is called:

• binary

• syntax

• machine language

• executing

A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do to accomplish a particular task is called:

• programming language

• an application

• software

• a computer program

Which statement is true regarding structured programming?

• It focuses on on classes and objects that can be reused and changed

• It has the same structured and set of commands as machine language, but uses symbols and and recognizable codes

• It is a set of rules for defining how declarations, functions, commands and other statements should be arranged in a computer program

• it divides the problem into smaller, more manageable tasks that are performed in a sequence to solve the larger problem

Binary is base on which number system

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 2

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The instruction code shown is an example of high level

• computer language

• machine language

• assembly language

• programming language