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2.5 Programming Languages and IDEs

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show Aimed at humans/programmers English like syntax Hardware independent/portable Needs to be translated into machine code before it can be run by the computer.  
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What is Assembly language?   show
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show Code executed by CPU/ not readily understandable by humans Binary instructions Specific to particular type of computer/not portable Does not need to be translated to be understood by CPU  
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What is a Translator?   show
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What is a Compiler?   show
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show Translates one line of high level code at a time … and executes it line by line (does not create executable file) … stops when it finds an error … can be resumed It is quicker to re-interpret than to re-compile but interpreter ALWAYS needs to be present to run the code  
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show Integrated development environment. The program you use to write code. Features include: Code editors. Error diagnostics. Run-time environment. Translator.  
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What are the Features of an IDE that help you write your program?   show
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When would it be an advantage to program in low level code.   show
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show Tells you what line number your error is on. Underlines errors. Describes the error with the location.  
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