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Understanding Flow Charts and Languages

Chapter 6 discusses flow charts, defining them as pictorial representations of data and outlining their elements, uses, and geometrical shapes. It also explains algorithms, machine language, assembly language, and the roles of translators, interpreters, and compilers, highlighting the differences between compilers and interpreters. Key distinctions include the processing method, memory requirements, and error reporting for both compilers and interpreters.

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Understanding Flow Charts and Languages

Chapter 6 discusses flow charts, defining them as pictorial representations of data and outlining their elements, uses, and geometrical shapes. It also explains algorithms, machine language, assembly language, and the roles of translators, interpreters, and compilers, highlighting the differences between compilers and interpreters. Key distinctions include the processing method, memory requirements, and error reporting for both compilers and interpreters.

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Chapter 6

Q) What is flow chart?

Ans) Flow chart is a pictorial form of data.

Q) Write the elements of flow chart?

Ans) Geometrical shapes are the elements of flow chart.

Q) What are the uses of flow chart?

Ans) Flow chart is used to solve problems communicate ideas etc.

Q) What is algorithm?

Ans) step by step solution of data is a called algorithm.

Q) Write the use of the following geometrical shapes.

I) Ellipse – Ellipse is used to start and end the flow chart

ii) Parellogram -Parellogram is used to read input and give output

iii) Rectangle – Rectangle is used for processing in flow chart

iv) Diamond -Diamond is used to make decisions

v) Arrow Used to connect different shapes in flow chart

vi) Connector -Used to connect two or more flowchart

Q) Define machine language?

Ans) The one language understand by the computer is called machine language.

Q)Define assembly language?

Ans) The programing language that uses mnemonics for writing codes is called assembly language.

Q)Who are translator?

Ans) Those who can translate one language into another is called translator.

Q) What is interpreter?

The interpreter fetches single instructions orea single step of programs written in high level language.

Q) What is compiler?

Ans) language processor that translates the compiler program in one time is called compiler.

Q) Write difference between compiler and interpreter

Ans) i) Compiler convert entire program in single step.

ii) Memory requirement is more in compiler


iii) Errors are displayed after entire program

iv) Example -C compiler

Interpreter

I) It takes step by step instruction


II) Memory requirement is less
III) Errors are displayed after each step
IV) Example Q basic

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