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Language levels and abstraction

Language levels and abstraction

Classification tree of programming languages showing low-level branches to machine code and assembly language, and a message-high-level branch to imperative high-level language with arrows for abstraction and hardware control

Programming languages are classified by how close they are to the hardware. Low-level languages stay close to the processor, while high-level languages hide more hardware detail through abstraction.

Classification of programming languages Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Classification of programming languages

Step-by-step lessons covering AQA A Level Computer Science Classification of programming languages for A Level Computer Science. Each lesson works through exam-style questions.

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