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Programming Language

ClassNotes Team 6 MIN READUPDATED 14 JUN 2026

Computer Science SSS1 Second Term

Programming Language

Week 7 & 8

Performance Objective:

The student should be able to

  1. Identify programming language when displayed on the stored
  2. Describes the features of each level of programming language

What is a programming language?

A programming language defines a set of instructions that are compiled together to perform a specific task by the CPU (Central Processing Unit). The programming language mainly refers to high-level languages such as C, C++, Pascal, Ada, COBOL, etc.

Each programming language contains a unique set of keywords and syntax, which are used to create a set of instructions. Thousands of programming languages have been developed till now, but each language has its specific purpose. These languages vary in…