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1.3: Programs and Programming Languages

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What does portability mean?

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This means that a C++ program can be written on one type of computer and then run on many other types of systems. This usually requires the program to be recompiled on each type of system, but the program itself may need little or no change.

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What is an algorithm?

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An algorithm is a set of well-defined steps for performing a task or solving a problem.

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What is the difference between a high-level language and a low-level language?

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A low-level language is close to the level of the computer, which means it resembles the numeric machine language of the computer more than the natural language of humans. Whereas, high level languages are closer to the level of human-readability than computer readability.

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Why were computer programming languages invented?

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Computer programming languages, which use words instead of numbers, were invented to ease the task of programming. machine language: 1011010000000101

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What is an integrated development environment?

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It is an environment that consist of a text editor, compiler, debugger, and other utilities integrated into a package with a single set of menus.

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Explain the operations carried out by the processor, compiler, and linker.

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A program called the preprocessor reads the source code. The compiler steps through the peprocessed source code, translating each source code instruction into the appropriate machine language instruction. The linker combines the object file with the necessary library routines.

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Explain what is stored in a source file, an object file, and an executable file.

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Source code written by a programmer is stored in a source file. Object code is a set of translated machine language instructions stored by a compiler. Object code is stored in an object file. Executable code is machine language instructions stored in an executable file.

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Define program and programming language.

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A program is a set of instructions a computer follows in order to perform a task. A programming language is a special language used to write computer programs.

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