Programming Languages: Interpreted, Compiled, Scripting, Markup, and Assembly. IT-FUNDAMENTALS-ITF-CERTIFICATION Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A developer is writing code that must directly manipulate a specific CPU register and use a precise machine instruction that is not exposed by higher-level languages. The code must be tightly coupled to the hardware architecture. Which language type is required?

   • AAn assembly language such as x86 assembly
   • BA compiled language such as C
   • CA scripting language such as Python
   • DA markup language such as XML
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2. 12expert · hard

   A company is developing a real-time trading application that must execute transactions with minimal latency. The development team is debating between using a compiled language and an interpreted language. The application will be deployed on a dedicated server with no other workloads. Which factor is most important in this decision?

   • AThe ease of debugging, favoring an interpreted language
   • BThe portability of the code, favoring an interpreted language
   • CThe execution speed, favoring a compiled language
   • DThe speed of development, favoring an interpreted language
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4. 13expert · hard

   A developer is writing a device driver for a new piece of hardware. The driver must interact directly with the hardware registers and perform precise timing operations. The developer also needs to write a configuration script that will set up the driver at boot time. Which combination of language types is most appropriate?

   • AA scripting language for the driver and assembly for the configuration script
   • BAssembly for the driver and a scripting language for the configuration script
   • CA compiled language for the driver and a markup language for the configuration script
   • DAn interpreted language for the driver and a compiled language for the configuration script
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5. 14foundation · easy

   What is a key characteristic of an interpreted language's execution process?

   • AIt requires a separate linking step to combine multiple source files into one program.
   • BIt converts the entire program to assembly code before any statement is executed.
   • CIt translates and runs each instruction sequentially, so errors may appear mid-execution.
   • DIt produces a standalone executable file that can run without the original source code.
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6. 15application · medium

   A company develops a performance-critical application that must run directly on the hardware without an interpreter or virtual machine. The team wants the source code translated into machine code before distribution. Which language type should they choose?

   • AA compiled language such as C++
   • BA markup language such as XML
   • CAn interpreted language such as JavaScript
   • DA scripting language such as Bash
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