Intro to Computer Science – Oberlin College
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Programming Language
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a language that humans can easily work with, but can be translated into the simple instructions that can be followed by a computer
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Compiled Language
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a language that can be converted into machine code
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Compiler
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program that converts the compilable program into machine code, producing an executable program
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Executable Program
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a program that runs directly on the machine
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Interpreted Program
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not converted into machine code; instead are run through an interpreter
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Interpreter
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executes a program one statement at a time in the same way a computer would if it could understand the language the program is in. Needed every time a program is run
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Definite loop
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a loop that will execute a definite number of times
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loop
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a block of code that a program will execute over and over until some condition is met
