• Learning objectives

High level language

• Explain what is meant by the term ‘high-level language' [2 marks]
• Advantages of using a high-level language [1 or 2 marks]
• Disadvantages of using a high-level language [1 or 2 marks]

Low level language

• Explain what is meant by the term ‘low-level language'
• Advantages of using a low-level language
• Disadvantages of using a low-level language

Assembly language

• Form of low-level language
• Uses mnemonic. e.g. LDA = load into the accumulator

Translators

There are three types of translators

• Compiler

Translate a high-level language program (source code) in one go to produce object code (executable file)

• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Interpreter

Translates and executes one line of a high-level language program at a time