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Types of Programming Languages

Quiz by GCSE Computer Science Teacher 4

GCSE (AQA)
Computer Science
English National Curriculum

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  • Q1
    What is meant by 'low-level language' ?
    A set of instructions that the CPU can direct act upon them
    Translates assembly language to machine code
    A language close to the English language
    A language that is close to machine code and the computer's instruction set
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q2
    Explain what is meant by 'high-level language' ?
    Translates assembly language to machine code
    A language that is close to machine code and the computer's instruction set
    A set of instructions that the CPU can direct act upon them
    A language close to the English language
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q3
    Explain what is meant by 'machine code' ?
    Translates assembly language to machine code
    A language that is close to machine code and the computer's instruction set
    A set of instructions that the CPU can direct act upon them
    A language close to the English language
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q4
    Explain what is meant by 'Assembly language' ?
    Translates assembly language to machine code
    A language close to the English language
    A set of instructions that the CPU can direct act upon them
    It's between machine code and high-level languages by using mnemonics
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q5
    Describe one benefit to using low-level language?
    The same code will work on many different machines and processors
    Code is easy to read, understand and modify
    The programmer can easily store data without knowing the memory structure
    You control exactly what the CPU does and how much memory it uses
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q6
    Describe one benefit to using high-level language?
    Commands can be executed directly without the need for a translator
    You need to have an understanding of the internal structure.
    Code is easy to read, understand and modify
    You can control what the CPU does and how much memory it uses
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q7
    Which programming language would be represented in the following code? 100011100
    Machine code because it's specific to a processor which needs binary representation
    High-level code because it's close to the English language
    Machine code because it's close to the English language
    Assembly language because it uses mnemonics
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q8
    What type of programming language is being used here?
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    Assembly language
    High-level language
    Machine code
    Low-level language
    45s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q9
    What is the difference between high-level language and low-level language?
    High-level code uses mnemonics, whereas low-level language is is close to machine code and the computers instruction set
    Low-level code is close to the English language and high-level language is close to machine code and the computers instruction set
    High-level code uses mnemonics, whereas low-level language is close to the English language
    High-level code is close to the English language and low-level language is close to machine code and the computers instruction set
    60s
    3.2.13.a
  • Q10
    Assembly language and machine code are both examples of low-level languages. What is the difference between machine code and low-level code?
    Assembly language uses mnemonics and machine code consists of 0s and 1s
    Assembly language consists of 0s and 1s. and machine language is close to the English language
    Machine language uses mnemonics and assembly code consists of 0s and 1s
    Machine language consists of 0s and 1s. and assembly code is close to the English language
    60s
    3.2.13.a

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