O-LevelComputer ScienceProgramming2210/12 · May/June 2020 · Q81 Mark

Programmers may prefer high-level languages because they:

ARequire less knowledge of manipulating memory locations

BAre exclusively used for operating systems

CHave a fixed and small set of commands

DAre always compiled, never interpreted

✓ Correct answer

A: Require less knowledge of manipulating memory locations

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Topic: Programming, O-Level Computer Science (syllabus 2210). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Computer Science, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 8.

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