CS II Week 4 Vocab Quiz NEGH

Which of the following is a characteristic of a high-level programming language?

• It only captures primitive operations.

• It is designed to simplify common tasks.

• It requires direct interaction with hardware.

• It has no built-in commands or functions.

A low-level programming language:

• Makes use of many abstract functions to ease programming.

• Is limited to basic operations available on a machine.

• Is used for web development only.

• Is primarily used for solving high-level problems.

In pair programming, who is responsible for using the mouse and keyboard?

• The navigator

• The driver

• Both programmers equally

• None of the above

Which of the following is the best description of top-down design?

• Writing code without planning

• Breaking down a system to gain insight into its subsystems

• Starting from the smallest details and building upwards

• Writing code in multiple programming languages

What does an API provide for a programmer?

• A collection of commands to access external systems.

• Hardware specifications of the computer.

• A guide to use the keyboard efficiently.

• A list of errors in the code.

Hexadecimal is a base-10 number system.

• True

• False

In pair programming, programmers never switch roles.

• True

• False

Low-level programming languages can represent anything a computer can do.

• True

• False

Documentation is useful for understanding how to use functions and commands.

• True

• False

What is the main difference between a high-level programming language and a low-level programming language?

• High-level languages are closer to human languages, while low-level languages are closer to machine code.

• Low-level languages are easier to learn than high-level languages.

• High-level languages are used for system programming, while low-level languages are used for application programming.

• There is no difference between high-level and low-level programming languages.