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Topics Covered on Wednesday, 2010-07-21

  • Introduction to computers
  • Machine language
  • Assembly language
  • Data storage vs. data representation
    • ASCII
  • Characteristics of machine language
    • Difficult to understand
    • Non-portable
    • Lengthy and tedious
    • Have to explain how to do rather than what to do
    • Fast and efficient
  • Characteristics of assembly language
    • Easier to understand
    • Non-portable
    • Lengthy and tedious
    • Have to explain how to do rather than what to do
    • Fast and efficient
  • High-level languages (HLLs)
  • Characteristics of HLLs
    • Easier to understand
    • Portable
    • Comparatively concise
    • Can express what to do rather than how to do it
    • Comparatively slower
  • Demonstration of C language vs assembly language
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