Understanding the characteristics and purpose of different levels of programming language

• What is the lowest level of programming language?

  Machine language
• Machine language is specific to the hardware architecture of the computer.
• Assembly language requires an assembler to convert it into machine language.


  True
• Assembly language is suitable for embedded systems and performance-critical tasks.
• High-level languages provide a higher level of abstraction from the underlying hardware.


  True
• Order the programming languages from lowest to highest level of abstraction:

  1️⃣ Machine language

  2️⃣ Assembly language

  3️⃣ High-level language
• Machine language is specific to the hardware architecture of the computer.


  True
• What is the primary advantage of high-level languages over low-level languages?

  Higher level of abstraction
• Order the three levels of programming languages from lowest to highest abstraction.

  1️⃣ Machine Language

  2️⃣ Assembly Language

  3️⃣ High-Level Languages
• The translation of assembly language requires an assembler
• Assembly language uses binary instructions.

  False
• High-level languages ensure compatibility across various platforms using compilers or interpreters
• Machine language consists of binary instructions that the computer's processor can directly understand.


  True
• What are mnemonics used for in assembly language?

  Represent machine instructions
• Match the programming language feature with its level:

  Lowest level ↔️ Machine language

  Uses mnemonics ↔️ Assembly language

  Requires a compiler ↔️ High-level language
• High-level languages require a compiler or interpreter to translate the code.
• What is required to translate high-level languages into machine-executable form?

  Compiler or interpreter
• An assembler is needed to convert assembly code into executable machine language
• High-level languages are hardware-specific.

  False
• Which programming language level has the highest hardware specificity?

  Machine Language
• Match each programming language level with its primary purpose:

  Machine Language ↔️ Direct hardware control

  Assembly Language ↔️ Performance optimization

  High-Level Languages ↔️ Application development
• What is the primary purpose of machine language?

  Direct hardware control