C AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING -GFACT
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
computer program
series of instructions to the central processor of a computer
memory; processor
when you run a computer program the instructions making up the program are
loaded into ________ and then read by the ______ which performs each
instruction in turn as the program is executed
binary
the processor understands only _________, which is to say all code that is
native to the processor is pure this:
compiled
when a program language is _________, it is changed into machine language
and then saved that way as an executable file
interpreted
when a programming language is ________, the code is translated and run at the
time the user is running the program
not
when programs are interpreted the instructions (ARE/NOT) saved
ARE
when programs are compiled the instructions (ARE/NOT) saved
compiled
, computer programs that have been (compiled/interpreted) are faster to execute
because the conversion process has already occurred
processor architecture
the disadvantage to compiling is that for every version of the program you have
to compile for every different __________
not
computer programs that are interpreted ARE/NOT limited by the processor
architecture
interpreted
programs that are compiled/interpreted are slower to execute because every time
you run the program, the conversion process has to take place
low level
_______ programming languages are closer to how the processor thinks,
therefore harder to learn
high level
________ programming languages are languages where the code you write is
more abstract fro the machine code that it produces
low level
If you want to write a program that needs to maximize performance, such as an
operating system like windows or linux, then use a ____ language
interpreted
Python is usually used as an (interpreted/compiled) language
C
the python interpreter is written in __________
memory manamgenet
C allows us to explore aspect of programming that high level languages hide
from us such as ______________
version control
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