SS1 Second Term Computer Studies Lesson Note – Programming Language II

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WEEK 8.                                                                                        

TOPIC:    PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

CONTENT:          

1. Features of each level
2. Examples of programming languages
3. Comparison of levels of programming languages.
4. Meaning of BASIC
5. BASIC Character Set
6. BASIC Statements

Sub-Topic 1: FEATURES OF MACHINE LANGUAGE

1. It is the machine language or machine dependent
2. Consumes less space by computer memory unlike high level language
3. It is written in 0’s and 1’s.
4. It is very difficult to write and modify.

FEATURES OF LOW LEVEL LANGUAGE

1. Machine dependent.
2. Synthetic code is used e.g. HLT for HALT
3. Mnemonic codes are used in place of actual machine.

FEATURES OF HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGE

1. It is machine independent
2. It consists of series of instruction codes.
3. You must adhere to some rules while writing the high-level languages.
4. It is easy to read and understand.
5. They are problem oriented.

Examples of Programming Languages

BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PASCAL, C++, JAVA, ORACLE, JAVA etc.

Sub-Topic 2: COMPARISON OF LEVELS OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

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