Lab 1.1 Exercises
1.1.1 Understand the Nature of Computer Programs and Programming Languages
For the next two questions, consider this scenario: You have been hired to work for the ABC Company. One of your responsibilities is to produce a daily report that contains complicated calculations.
| b) |
Without using a computer program to fulfill this responsibility, what potential problems do you foresee in generating this report every day? | | c) |
Based on your observations in question b, how do you think a computer program would make that task easier? | | d) |
What is a programming language? |
For the next question, consider the following code:
0010 0000 1110 0110 0000 0001
0000 0011 0000 0110 1000 0000
1010 0001 1111 0110 0000 0001
| e) |
What type of programming language is this code written in? |
For the next question, consider the following code:
MOV AX, [01E9]
ADD AX, 0010
MOV [01E6], AX
| f) |
What type of programming language is this code written in? |
For the next question, consider the following code:
variable := 2 * variable - 10;
| g) |
What type of programming language is this code written in? |
1.1.2 Understand the Differences Between Interpreted and Compiled Languages
| a) |
What is an interpreted language? | | b) |
What is a compiled language? | | c) |
Which do you think will run quicker, an interpreted or a compiled program? |
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