FC0-U71 Applications and Software Practice Question
A developer writes code in Python and runs it without compiling. This is an example of which type of language?
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Scripting language
Interpreted languages are executed line-by-line without prior compilation.
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Compiled language
Why it's wrong here
Compiled languages require a compilation step.
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Scripting language
Why this is correct
Python is interpreted, also called scripting.
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Markup language
Why it's wrong here
Markup languages like HTML define structure.
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Query language
Why it's wrong here
Query languages like SQL are for databases.
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Variation 1. Which TWO of the following are examples of interpreted programming languages?
easy- A.C++
- B.Assembly
- ✓ C.Python
- D.Java
- ✓ E.JavaScript
Why C: Interpreted languages are executed line by line without prior compilation.
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