lesson 4

What is the content of a program file (executable file)?

• Binary data

• Text data

• Machine code

• High-level code

Which of the following is a high-level language?

• Binary

• Python

• Machine code

• Assembly

How do high-level code instructions compare to machine code instructions?

• High-level code is harder to understand

• High-level code is faster to execute

• High-level code is stored as binary

• High-level code is easier to read and write

What is the term used for the instructions and data executed by the CPU?

• Machine code

• Assembly code

• High-level code

• Binary data

How many different opcodes are possible in an instruction set with a 6-bit opcode?

• 64

• 256

• 32

• 128

What is the largest operand that can be stored in 8 bits?

• 127

• 1024

• 255

• 512

How many registers does a processor have if it has two bits for the register?

• 2

• 4

• 16

• 8

What is the term used for the second generation of programming languages that used mnemonics to represent each opcode?

• High-level code

• Machine code

• Assembly code

• Binary code

What is the program used to translate assembly code into machine language?

• Assembler

• Interpreter

• Compiler

• Debugger

Which type of program translates a high level language program into machine code line-by-line?

• Debugger

• Assembler

• Interpreter

• Compiler