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Multiple Choice Questions

Programming Languages


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Q1.

What is the only language that a computer understands directly?

English, as spoken in Boston, Mass.
BASIC, the Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
machine language, different for every type of CPU

Q2.

What are the three main types of computer programming languages?

machine language, assembly language, high level language
imperative language, functional language, declarative language
COBOL, Fortran-77, C++

Q3.

From the point of view of the programmer what are the major advantages of using a high-level language rather than internal machine code or assembler language?

Program portability
Easy development
Efficiency


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