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Assembly language

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Assembly language”, from the unit “Programming: sequence” (Year 10 Computing) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

What is a low-level programming language?
What is a high-level programming language?
What is the role of a compiler?
What does an interpreter do?
Which of the following is an example of a low-level language?
Arrange the steps in writing and running a program in a high-level language.
What is assembly language?
What is the term for a program written using 1s and 0s that a computer can execute directly?
Why is assembly language still relevant today?
What is the main difference between machine code and assembly language?
Place the following languages in order of abstraction (lowest to highest).
Match the terms to their uses.

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