● software as a series of programs used to direct the operation of technology systems
● the differences between custom-made and off-the-shelf programs
● the advantages and disadvantages of using custom-made and off-the-shelf programs.
Understand the concepts, implications and structures of programming, including:
● the hierarchical structure of a computer as:
o application software package (user interface) o high-level programming language
o low-level programming language
o machine code (binary number notation)
o hardware
● the main characteristics of high-level programming languages, including imperative,
procedural, event-driven and object-orientated programming languages
● the main characteristics of low-level programming languages, including assembly language and machine code
● the main distinctions between programs in high-level and low-level forms in terms of structure, closeness to spoken language and intuition of use.
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Learning aim C: Understand different types of software |
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