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Programming Languages & Translators

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Classification of programming languages into low-level (machine code, assembly) and high-level (imperative HLL); the role of assemblers, compilers and interpreters; compilation vs interpretation; bytecode and virtual machines; source code vs object code.

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Lesson outline

  1. Retrieval Starter — Hardware & Software Classification
  2. Keyword Glossary
  3. Classifying Programming Languages
  4. Check: Low-level or High-level?
  5. The Language-Level Ladder
  6. Machine Code & Assembly Language, Described
  7. Practice — Classify the Characteristics
  8. Advantages & Disadvantages: Low-level vs High-level
  9. Hinge Check — A Common Misconception
  10. Imperative High-level Languages
  11. Compilation vs Interpretation — the Process
  12. The Role of Each Translator, and Source vs Object Code
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