Computer Programming Quiz

What is the first thing we must do to actually run a high-level code according to the text?

• Translate the high-level code into machine language instructions

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations

• Read and write values from and to the computer's memory

• Fetch and execute the next instruction

What is machine language according to the document?

• A sequence of plain characters stored in a text file

• An agreed-upon set of binary codes

• A formalism designed to code high-level instructions

• A type of high-level programming language

What is the role of compilers and assemblers as mentioned in the text?

• They perform arithmetic and logical operations

• They translate high-level code into machine language

• They execute machine language instructions

• They design high-level languages

According to the text, what is typically implemented by a series of chips, registers, memory units, and other such devices?

• High-level programming languages

• Machine language instructions

• Computer architecture

• Logic gates

What is the significance of machine language as stated in the document?

• It is the most profound interface in the computer enterprise

• It is the easiest language for humans to understand

• It is used to create high-level programming languages

• It is a formalism designed to code high-level instructions

What is a machine language according to the text?

• A type of software used for creating computer games

• A programming artifact and an integral part of the hardware platform

• A high-level programming language for writing web applications

• A system used by humans to communicate with each other

Who typically writes machine language programs?

• Software engineers

• Compilers

• End-users of the software

• Web developers

What was the purpose of symbolic codes in the context of early computing?

• To create a new form of communication between computers

• To make it easier to play computer games

• To document and debug programs before entering them into the computer

• To increase the speed of the computer's processing power

What innovation is mentioned in the text that "liberated symbolic instructions for writing programs"?

• The creation of the first compiler

• The invention of the internet

• The use of another program—a translator—for translating the symbolic instructions into executable binary code

• The development of the first machine language

What is the role of symbolic machine languages according to the text?

• They are used to create high-level programming languages.

• They translate binary code into high-level languages.

• They translate binary code into assembly languages.

• They are programs that translate assembly languages into binary code.