4.3 Programming Languages

Programming languages are a set of codes and rules that enable the computer to operate in the desired  way.

1.         Low-level languages are machine language and assembly language are not easy for a person to understand as they are designed to instruct a computer directly.

2.         High-level languages are more readable to a person. Examples are BASIC, PASCAL, COBOL, C++, FORTRAN and APL.

Write out the sentence and fill in the missing word

 

????? is a set of codes and rules that enable the computer to operate in the desired way.

????? is a low level language that operates using binary numbers

????? is a low level language that uses letters of the alphabet, often called mnemonics

????? is a high level language developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz useful for teaching programming concepts

????? is a high level language designed for structured programming and used with the UNIX operating system

????? is a high level language developed by Jim Backus that resembles the symbolism used in mathematics

????? is a very popular high level language that makes use of English language statements

????? is a high level language that requires a special keyboard with Greek letters

????? is a high level language developed by Niklaus Wirth for structured programming

    

 

 

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