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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Languages Fundamentals of Computer Languages

Posted by Carolina Romano
Carolina Romano
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I believe I found an error on this quiz. Lower-level programming languages are more user friendly, correct?

Computer Basics Quiz -- High level vs. lower level computer languages

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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No, they aren't. When we say higher-level we mean closer to humans. When we say lower-level we mean closer to the hardware. I know it may be confusing because you may equate higher level to "more difficult". But when speaking about programming languages this is not the case. Think about this way. Lower level equates to basic in this case. Where the basic language of a computer is all 0s and 1s. Now, imagine having to write a program in all 0s and 1s. Just because it's more basic doesn't make it less difficult :)

Carolina Romano
Carolina Romano
305 Points
Carolina Romano
Carolina Romano
305 Points

Thanks Jennifer. I think perhaps the video may be a bit misleading, as it suggests that Lower level languages were evolved to help folks better understand programming languages. Or perhaps I misunderstood :) Thanks again for such quick reply.