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Class VI
Subject COMPUTER
Topic : Computer Languages
Sub Topic: Computer Languages
Learning Outcomes of worksheet/Assignment
At the end of the lesson students will be able to recollect the concepts of –
• Computer Languages
QUESTION/ANSWERS CHAPTER -1

Q. Answer the following questions.

a) . What do you understand by a programming language? Define machine language.

Answer. A computer needs specific instructions to perform a task or function. These set of
instructions are written in language which is called Programming Language. Each programming
language has its own set of rules.

b). List the advantages of assembly language.

Answer. The advantages of Assembly language are :-

• It uses English words which make it readable by human beings.
• It is easy to locate and fix the errors in the programs written in assembly language.

c). What is the difference between source code and object code?
Answer. The program written in assembly language or high-level language is called Source
Program or Source Code, and the program converted into machine language using a translator is
known as Object Program or Object Code.

d). Define the term translator . How is an interpreter different from a compiler?

Answer. A translator converts the instructions into a machine language to make it a computer
understandable language.

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A compiler is a translator converts a high level program into machine language at once, as soon
as all the syntax errors are removed. Unlike a compiler , an interpreter translates a program
line-by-line, that is , it takes up one statement of high-level language at a time, translates it and
then executes the instructions.

e). What are the characteristics of the fifth generation languages?

Answer. The characterstics of 5th generation languages are :-

• More user-friendly interfaces with multimedia features.
• Availability of very powerful and compact computers at cheaper rates.
• Development of true artificial intelligence.
• Make computers behave, think, and react as human beings.
• Examples – Prolog, OPS5, and Mercury

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