Programming Languages Classification
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What is a characteristic of Low-Level Programming Languages?

  • Platform independent
  • High-level abstraction
  • Machine understandable (correct)
  • Easy to learn and understand

    • What is an advantage of using Low-Level Programming Languages?

  • High-level abstraction
  • Memory efficient (correct)
  • Easy to write and debug
  • Platform independent

    • Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Low-Level Programming Languages?

  • Hardware specific
  • Machine understandable
  • Memory efficient
  • Easy to learn and understand (correct)

    • What is the main difference between Low-Level and High-Level Programming Languages?

    <p>Level of abstraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a Low-Level Programming Language?

    <p>Assembly Language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are programs written in Low-Level Programming Languages hard to port?

    <p>Because they are platform dependent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of declarative languages?

    <p>They describe what the program should accomplish without specifying the steps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which programming paradigm is concerned with specifying rules and facts to answer a question?

    <p>Logic programming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a general-purpose language?

    <p>Python</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs in compiled languages?

    <p>Code is translated into machine code before execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of language is Haskell an example of?

    <p>Functional programming language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of language is SQL an example of?

    <p>Domain-specific language (DSL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of high-level programming languages?

    <p>They are easy to read and understand by humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of imperative programming paradigm?

    <p>Describing how the program should achieve its goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an advantage of high-level programming languages?

    <p>They use less system resources and may run slower than low-level languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a procedural programming language?

    <p>Pascal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between high-level and low-level programming languages?

    <p>High-level languages are more portable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of object-oriented programming languages?

    <p>They organize code around objects and data</p> Signup and view all the answers

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