8.2.4 Programming Language Facts

What is the primary reason modern developers do not work directly with machine language?

• It is extremely difficult for humans to understand and work with.

• It is the most basic human-readable computer language.

What is the purpose of a compiler in compiled programming languages?

• To translate the code into machine language.

• To convert the code into a high-level programming language.

Why are resource-intensive programs often written in compiled languages?

• They offer full access to everything on the platform.

• They have slower execution times.

What is a limitation of using different kinds of compiled programming languages across various computers?

• A binary executable file written for one type of computer will work on all other types.

• Different computers speak different machine languages, making executables non-transferable.

What is the relationship between assembly language and machine language?

• Assembly language commands are directly related to machine language commands.

• Assembly language is less efficient than machine language.

What is the process called when a compiled program is rewritten and recompiled for each platform to work on multiple platforms?

• Transcoding

• Porting

Which of the following is NOT an example of an interpreted language?

• COBOL

• JavaScript

Interpreted programs are platform independent because they:

• Have direct access to the system's resources.

• Are executed by an interpreter at runtime.

Which scripting language is developed by Microsoft and is based on Visual Basic?

• Command Prompt

• VBScript

Runtime engines are used in which type of programming languages to translate bytecode into machine language?

• Bytecode languages

• Interpreted languages