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Programming Languages and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

Component 02: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming

Overview

This section looks at the different levels of programming languages and the tools (translators and IDEs) used to convert human-readable code into machine-executable instructions.

Key Concepts

  • Levels of Programming Language: High-level vs Low-level
  • Purpose of Translators
  • Characteristics of Compiler vs Interpreter
  • Tools and facilities in an IDE: Editors, Error Diagnostics, Run-time Environment, Translators

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