High and Low Level Languages and their Translators

A. show understanding of the need for both high-level and low-level languages

• Programming languages

• Low-level language simulator

B. show understanding of the need for compilers when translating programs written in a high-level language

• High level language

• History of compiler writing

• Fortran – first high level language to have a complete compiler

• FLOW-MATIC – first programming language to use English-like statements

C. show understanding of the use of interpreters with high-level language programs

D. show understanding of the need for assemblers when translating programs written in assembly language

Notes

1. ZAK Notes

2. Programming Languages

3. Computer Systems