WJEC Eduqas GCSE Computer Science

7.1 Language Levels: revision quiz and key terms

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Question 1 · Multiple choice

Which type of translator converts assembly language into machine code?

Question 2 · True or false?

A high-level language is written closer to human language.

Question 3 · Multiple choice

Which of these is an example of a low-level language?

Question 4 · True or false?

Each high-level language statement always translates into exactly one machine code instruction.

Question 5 · Multiple choice

Which statement describes machine code?

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Key terms for 7.1 Language Levels

Assembler: Translates assembly language instructions directly into machine code.
Assembly language: A low-level language that uses short mnemonics to represent machine code instructions.
Compiler: Translates a whole high-level program into machine code before it is run.
High-level language: Written closer to human language, easier for a programmer to use.
Interpreter: Translates and executes a high-level program line by line.
Low-level language: Written closer to instructions a processor can directly execute.
Machine code: Binary instructions that a processor can execute directly.
Translator: A program that converts source code into machine code.

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