Compilation Stages Vocabulary

What is the original human-readable code written by a programmer?

• Object Code
• Source Code
• Machine Language
• Intermediate Code

Which type of language is designed to be the MOST abstract and easier for humans to understand?

• Assembly Language
• Low-Level Language
• High-Level Language
• Machine Language

What language is closest to machine code and provides minimal abstraction from the computer's architecture?

• High-Level Language
• Low-Level Language
• Source Code
• Portable Code

What is the low-level language that uses symbolic names for machine instructions?

• High-Level Language
• Machine Language
• Assembly Language
• Object Code

Which of the following is written in binary and executed directly by the CPU?

• Assembly Language
• Intermediate Code
• Source Code
• Machine Language

What is the output of a compiler or assembler, typically in binary or machine-readable form?

• Object Code
• Source Code
• Symbols

• Intermediate Representation

Which of the following is a file containing compiled machine code?

• Source File
• Portable Code
• Object File
• Executable

What is machine code generated for a specific hardware platform called?

• Target Machine Code
• Source Code
• Portable Code
• Executable

Which code can be executed on multiple machines without modification?

• Machine-Specific Code
• Source Code
• Portable Code
• Target Machine Code

Code optimized for a specific machine architecture is known as?

• Portable Code
• Source Code
• Machine-Specific Code
• Executable