Crash Course Computer Science #11 - First Programming Languages

What was the purpose of using labels in assembly language?

• To make the code longer

• To replace mnemonics

• To increase the complexity of the code

• To simplify the calculation of jump addresses

Why were early programmers frustrated with machine code?

• It was directly executable by the CPU

• It required translation from pseudo-code

• It was similar to high-level languages

• It was too simple

Who built the first compiler?

• Grace Hopper

• Ada Lovelace

• John Backus

• Charles Babbage

What was a major challenge with programming the Harvard Mark I?

• It required physical loops for repeating operations

• It had an advanced compiler

• It used high-level programming languages

• It supported multiple programming languages

What was the main advantage of FORTRAN over assembly language?

• It was harder to learn

• It significantly reduced the length of programs

• It made programming more cumbersome

• It was machine-specific

What does the concept 'write once, run anywhere' refer to?

• Binary Code

• Machine Language

• High-Level Programming Languages

• Assembly Language

What is the significance of COBOL in programming history?

• It was the first machine language

• It introduced the concept of variables

• It was exclusively for scientific computing

• It was designed for business applications and could run on different machines

What is this video about?

• hardware

• software

• ALUs

• CPUs

What does Carrie Anne compare computer language to?

• French

• Morse Code

• Sign Language

• Arabic

An informal, high-level description like this is called...

• pseudo code

• physical code

• formal code

• pretend code