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Types of programming language, translators and integrated development environments

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • Explain what is meant by a high-level language and a low-level language, including the advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Understand that assembly language is a form of low-level language that uses mnemonics, and that an assembler is needed to translate an assembly language program into machine code
  • Describe the operation of a compiler and an interpreter, including how high-level language is translated by each and how errors are reported (IDEs) continued
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of a compiler and an interpreter
  • Explain the role of an IDE in writing program code and the common functions IDEs provide

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