Programming language

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/programming-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the key paradigms?Programming languages support various paradigms, including imperative, object-oriented, functional, and declarative programming
2. What is the execution models?Programs are executed either through compilation (ahead-of-time translation) or interpretation (on-the-fly translation)
3. Why did early languages like FORTRAN and COBOL become important?They let programmers write code without worrying about the computer’s hardware, making it easier to solve bigger problems.
4. How does a computer turn my code into something it can run?A compiler or interpreter reads the code, translates it into machine language, and then the computer follows those instructions.

Abstraction: The process of hiding complex implementation details to simplify interaction and focus on essential features.
Paradigm: A fundamental style or approach to programming, such as object-oriented or functional programming.
Machine Code: The lowest-level programming language, consisting of binary or hexadecimal instructions directly understood by the computer's CPU.