What is machine code?
A progamming language that consists of instructions written in binary
A high-level programming language
Another name for assembly code
What is the purpose of a translator?
To turn machine code into a high-level language
To turn source code into machine code
To turn machine code into source code
What is a mnemonic?
A short text code used in a high-level language
A short text code used in assembly language
A short text code used in machine code
What is a high-level language?
A programming language close to the computer's instruction set
A programming language that is more English-like
A series of binary digits
What does assembly language use?
Mnemonics
Binary
English statements
What is the difference between a compiler and an interpreter?
A compiler translates all code in one go while an interpreter translates one instruction at a time
An interpreter translates all code in one go while a compiler translates one instruction at a time
A compiler translates source code into machine code while an interpreter translates machine code into source code
What is an instruction set?
The set of instructions in a high-level language
The set of instructions a processor understands
The set of instructions a programmer uses in a particular program
What does an assembler do?
Converts a high-level language into assembly language
Converts machine code into assembly language
Converts assembly language into machine code
What is a low-level language?
A programming language that is more English-like.
A programming language used by beginners
Which of these is a high-level language?
Python
Assembly language
Machine code