SLR07 Types of Programming Language

Understand the different programming paradigms used

Be able to explain the differences and similarities between high and low level languages.

Be able to discuss the merits and drawbacks of both high and low level languages.

Understand the features of procedural programming languages.

Understand the need and uses of assembly languages.

Be able to write programs in assembly language using the LMC instruction set.

Understand the different modes of addressing memory (immediate, direct, indirect and indexed).

Be able to discuss the merits and drawbacks of each memory addressing mode.

Have a sound understanding of Object-oriented languages with an understanding of

• classes, objects, methods, attributes, inheritance, encapsulation and polymorphism.

Be able to write object oriented programs in pseudo code including:

• Class definitions

• Constructor methods

• Creating instances of classes