Practice Unit 6: Execution Of Program And Programming Languages (1.3.6) - Model of Computer and Working Principle
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Unit 6: Execution of Program and Programming Languages

Practice - Unit 6: Execution of Program and Programming Languages

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main difference between high-level and low-level programming languages?

💡 Hint: Consider the relation to the hardware.

Question 2 Easy

Name two programming languages commonly used in high-level coding.

💡 Hint: Think of two programming languages you might have used.

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Question 1

What are the three main stages in program execution?

Input
Process
Output
Fetch
Decode
Execute
Compile
Run
Debug

💡 Hint: Remember the acronym FDE.

Question 2

True or False: Compiled languages execute slower than interpreted languages.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how each type of language is processed.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple program in a high-level language and describe how it would be executed by a CPU.

💡 Hint: Focus on each step: fetching, understanding, executing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a comparison table outlining the differences between compiled and interpreted languages.

💡 Hint: Think about both the coding process and the execution.

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