Vocabulary practice section 2
1. Decide if the following words collocate with code or language. Choose the correct answer.
1. low-level code/ language
2. machine code/ language
3. object code/ language
4. high-level code/ language
5. programming code/ language
6. markup code/ language
7. source code/ language
8. assembly code/ language
2. Match the terms with their definitions.
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a. basic language which consists of binary codes |
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b. programming language such as C, Java or Visual BASIC |
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c. writing computer programs |
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d. low-level language translated into machine code by an assembler |
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e. software which converts a source program into machine code |
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f. language used to create and format documents for the Web |
3. Complete the definitions from an online dictionary using terms from Exercise 1.
1: general term for a formal language using instructions that can be translated into machine language and then executed by a computer.
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2: a set of instructions that a computer can understand directly; it is expressed in binary code and is very difficult to write. 3: a type of low-level language that uses abbreviations such as ADD, SUB and MPY to represent instructions; then translated into machine code using an assembler. |
4: a language such as an assembly language, which does not need a compiler or interpreter.
5: developed to make programs easier to write; for example, FORTRAN, BASIC, C and Java.
6: the original work of a programmer, which must be translated by a compiler.
7: instructions that a compiler generates from source code written in a higher-level language, for example C++.
8: a language for creating web documents.
4. Match each word on the left with its partner to make a common technical term.
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programming |
a. |
browser |
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2. |
web |
b. |
language |
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3. |
compression |
c. |
code |
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4. |
multimedia |
d. |
protection |
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5. |
source |
e. |
logic |
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6. |
assembly |
f. |
error |
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7. |
looping |
g. |
format |
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8. |
virus |
h. |
effects |
5. Which verbs on the left are frequently found with nouns on the right?
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to download |
a |
the Web |
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2 |
to play |
b |
a source program |
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3 |
to run |
c |
files |
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4 |
to browse |
d |
an application |
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5 |
to compile |
e |
data |
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6 |
to process |
f |
music |
6. Complete this article about the VoiceXML application language with the words from the list.
HTML dial VoiceXML commands speech recognition