List four expectations of a program written in a high-level language.

What will be an ideal response?


• The programmer need not manage the details of the movement of data items within memory or pay any attention to exactly where those items are stored.
• The programmer can take a macroscopic view of tasks, thinking at a higher level of problem solving (add B and C, and call the result A). The "primitive operations" used as building blocks in algorithm construction can be larger.
• Programs are portable rather than machine specific.
• Programming statements are closer to natural language and use standard mathematical notation.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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How many words should an abstract contain?

a. 150 to 200 b. 200 to 250 c. 250 to 300 d. 300 to 350

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What will be an ideal response?

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