Low Level Languages - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the only thing that computers understand?

Machine Code

Low Level Languages

High Level Languages

Algorithms

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Before a computer can understand a program it must be...

Translated into its machine code.

Translated into a high level language.

Translated into a low level language.

Converted into binary.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Languages that relate to the architecture and hardware of a specific computer are known as...

High Level Languages

Low Level Languages

Simplex Languages

Complex Languages

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The two categories of low level language are...

Machine Code & Assembly

Machine Code & Algorithms

Assembly & Algorithms

Algorithms & Binary

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

To write a program for a specific device such as an air conditioning unit, which type of language would be used?

Low Level

High Level

Java

Binary

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is not an advantage of using a low level language?

Makes more efficient use of primary memory.

Tailor a program to a specific piece of hardware.

To perform a task very quickly.

To enable the program to be run on multiple platforms.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the name for the software used to convert an assembly language program into machine code?

Assembler

Interpreter

Compiler

Translator

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following commands would not be found in an assembly language?

LOAD

STORE

ADD

SORT

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following commands would transfer a variable to the accumulator register?

LDA

STR

STO

LOD

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which register within the CPU contains the intermediate value of a calculation?

Accumulator

Instruction Register

Program Counter

ALU

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which register within the CPU contains the command currently being executed?

Instruction Register

Accumulator

Program Counter

ALU

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is often used to represent binary machine code to make it easier for humans to understand?

Hexadecimal

Denary

Octal

Duodecimal

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is an pseudo operation?

An instruction to the assembler.

A machine language instruction.

A binary instruction.

An instruction to the accumulator

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The two addressing modes used in assembly languages are:

Immediate & Direct

Intermediate & Direct

Instruction & Direct

Intermediate & Duplex

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do assembly languages use to represent machine language instructions?

Mnemonic Codes

Pseudo Codes

Binary Code

Machine Code

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An advantage of assembly language over machine code is that...

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It Uses Less Memory

It Is Faster to Process

It Makes Better Use of System Resources

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