IT1708 Types of Computer Programming Languages
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What is the definition of a computer program?

  • A detailed plan of a software application
  • A sequence of statements intended to accomplish a certain task (correct)
  • An organized collection of data
  • A set of instructions for a computer to follow

Which type of language is machine language?

  • A symbolic form of machine language
  • A programming language that deals with hardware components
  • A language that the computer can directly understand (correct)
  • A language that uses natural languages

What is the main purpose of an assembler?

  • To define the syntax rules for programming languages
  • To convert high-level language programs to low-level languages
  • To create high-level language programs
  • To translate assembly language instructions into machine language (correct)

Which statement accurately describes high-level languages?

<p>They use natural languages and have their own syntax rules (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are commands in the context of programming?

<p>Program statements that carry out tasks that the program has to perform (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of programming languages deal with a computer’s hardware components?

<p>Low-level languages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a compiler?

<p>Translating a program from high-level language to low-level language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes an interpreter?

<p>A program that translates one program statement at a time and executes it (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of error occurs when the syntax of a program is correct, but the expected output is not?

<p>Logical error (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of locating and correcting errors of a program known as?

<p>Debugging (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an algorithm in the programming environment?

<p>A problem-solving technique used in solving programming problems (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the steps involved in the programming cycle algorithm?

<p>Problem analysis, algorithm design, coding, execution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is pseudocode used for in representing an algorithm?

<p>To list down all the steps required to resolve a problem before writing the actual code (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents the formula for finding the volume of a rectangle?

<p>$volume = length \times width \times height$ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which stage of the programming cycle algorithm do you verify that the algorithm works?

<p>Execution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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