OCR J277/02 – 2.5 – Programming languages and Integrated Development Environments

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2.5 – Programming languages and Integrated Development Environments - Overview / Checklist
2.5.1 Languages
Characteristics and purpose of different levels of programming language:

    High-level languages
    Low-level languages

The purpose of translators
The characteristics of a compiler and an interpreter

2.5.2 The Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Common tools and facilities available in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE):

    Editors
    Error diagnostics
    Run-time environment
    Translators

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2.5.1 Languages

Assembly Language

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Anatomy of a computer program

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2.5.2 The Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Translators & IDEs – BBC Bitesize

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