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What is programming?
What is programming?
Programming is a way of giving instructions to computers.
What is the difference between machine languages and higher-level languages?
What is the difference between machine languages and higher-level languages?
Machine languages consist of binary code, while higher-level languages use syntax close to human language and familiar operators.
What are the three categories that programming languages fall into?
What are the three categories that programming languages fall into?
Programming languages fall into three categories: machine languages, assembly languages, and higher-level languages.
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- Programming is a way of giving instructions to computers.
- Source code is created using programming languages.
- Source code is converted to machine code, the only language computers understand.
- Assembly languages use English-like mnemonics and are easier to use than machine language.
- Higher-level languages use syntax close to human language and familiar operators.
- Programming languages have syntax rules that vary from one language to another.
- Programming languages fall into three categories: machine languages, assembly languages, and higher-level languages.
- Machine languages consist of binary code.
- Assembly languages were developed to make programming easier.
- Higher-level languages make reading, writing, and understanding computer programs easier.
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