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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____ is a multistep process for creating a program. | Programming |
| It is a way of giving computers instructions about what they should do next. These instructions are known as _____. | Code |
| [T/F] Programming is important for learning to innovate, create eco-friendly solutions for global problems. | True |
| [T/F] Programming is important for speeding up the input and output processes in a machine. | True |
| [T/F] Programming is important to automate, collect, manage, calculate, analyze the processing of data and information accurately. | True |
| A ________ _________ is a list or sequence of instructions that tell a computer what to do. | computer program |
| A computer program is written in a __________ _________. | programming language. |
| A ________ ___________ is a type of written language that tells computers what to do in order to work. | programming language (PL) |
| Each PL has its own grammar called _______. It consists of rules governing the structure and content of the statement that should be followed. | syntax |
| A programmer writes _____ _____ using a programming language to create programs. | source code |
| ______ _____ is a well-written set of instructions and statements to develop a program. | Source code |
| [T/F] Source code can only be written in low-level language. | FALSE! Source code can be written in both low-level or high-level language. |
| Source code must be translated to machine language (binary form) using a ______ _______. | language translator |
| _______ translates a program written from an assembly language to a low-level language. | Assembler |
| ________ translates each statement or one line at a time and executed immediately after translation. | Interpreter Example: JavaScript, Python, Ruby |
| _________ translates all statements at one time. It provides all the error messages – called diagnostics- at once. | Compiler Example: C, C++, Java |
| ______ ________ • uses instructions tied directly to one type of computer. • often cryptic and not human-readable. | Low-level Language |
| [T/F] Within a computer, all data is represented by microscopic electronic switches that can be either OFF or ON. |