PCEP questions with correct answers

program - Correct Answer-The instructions that control computer hardware and make it work. machine language - Correct Answer-a set of primitive instructions built into every computer. The instructions are in the form of binary code, so you have to enter binary codes for various instructions. Instruction List (IL) - Correct Answer-The alphabet of a machine language. A complete set of known commands. Different types of computers may vary depending on the size of their _____s, and the instructions could be completely different in different models. natural language - Correct Answer-Any one of the languages spoken that evolved naturally. high-level programming languages - Correct Answer-somewhat similar to natural languages in that they use symbols, words and conventions readable to humans. These languages enable humans to express commands to computers that are much more complex than those offered by ILs. source code - Correct Answer-A program written in a high-level programming language. source file - Correct Answer-the file containing the source code compilation - Correct Answer-the source program is translated once (however, this act must be repeated each time you modify the source code) by getting a file (e.g., an .exe file if the code is intended to