Question

Which among the programming language is written in the form of a stream of bits?
1. BASIC
2. Assembly language
3. High level language
4. Machine language

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : High level language

The correct answer is High-level language.

• High-level languages allow us to write computer code using instructions resembling everyday spoken language (for example print, if, while) which are then translated into machine language to be executed.
• Programs written in a high-level language need to be translated into machine language before they can be executed.
• Some programming languages use a compiler to perform this translation and others use an interpreter.

 

Language	Details
Assembly language	A program written in assembly language consists of a series of instructions mnemonics that correspond to a stream of executable instructions when translated by an assembler, that can be loaded into memory and executed. Assembly languages use keywords and symbols, much like English, to form a programming language but at the same time introduce a new problem. The problem is that the computer doesn't understand the assembly code, so we need a way to convert it to machine code, which the computer does understand.
BASIC	BASIC Short for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Developed in the 1950s for teaching University students to program and provided with every self-respecting personal computer in the 1980s. BASIC has been the first programming language for many programmers. It is also the foundation for Visual Basic.
Machine language	Machine language is a collection of binary digits or bits that the computer reads and interprets. Machine languages are the only languages understood by computers. While easily understood by computers, machine languages are almost impossible for humans to use because they consist entirely of numbers.