Year 8 Programming Language Quiz

Select all the High-level programming languages ...

• PHP

• C#

• Assembly

• Python

Select all the types of program translator ...

• Assembler

• Interpreter

• Compiler

• Parser

What is another name for the original untranslated program code?

• Source code

• Object code

• Assembly code

• Machine code

Which of these descriptions is of object code?

• the translated source code, which could be machine code or a type of intermediary code such as bytecode

• low-level code written using mnemonics that represent the machine instructions in a more meaningful form

• the code written by the programmer in the chosen programming language

• binary codes representing the native instructions in the processor's instruction set

Choose the BEST word to complete this sentence: Assembly code uses short, simple codes called ___________ to represent the instructions of a processor's instruction set.

• acronyms

• opcodes

• abbreviations

• mnemonics

Select all the TRUE statements about high-level languages ...

• They are difficult to learn

• They use recognisable English language keywords

• They provide libraries of built-in functions for the programmer

• Code must be translated into binary machine code before it can be executed

Select all the statements that are FALSE about programming in low-level languages ...

• There are good debugging tools available

• Code runs very quickly

• It is easy to learn to program

• You need a good knowledge of the processor architecture

Which form of translator works by translating the entire program code into a separate executable object code version?

• Assembler

• Compiler

• Compressor

• Interpreter

Which type of program translator works by translating and executing a program one line at a time?

• Assembler

• Interpreter

• Compiler

• Compressor

The formal description of a programming language is usually split into the two components of _______ (form) and ___________ (meaning).

• syntax and semantics

• semantics and syntax

• structure and translation

• grammar and logic