Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Computer Studies outline · Section G: Developing Problem-Solving Skills
Content
Classifications of high-level languages: scientific, general-purpose, business, object-oriented, procedural, artificial intelligence, string processing, domain-specific, scripting, systems, visual, and esoteric languages.
Objective
Classify high-level programming languages into the specified categories.
Content
Characteristics of high-level languages: need for translation into machine language, portability, readability, ease of writing and maintenance, data types and data structures, selection and repetition constructs, logic operators, built-in functions, programmer friendliness, and ease of debugging.
Objective
Explain the characteristics of high-level programming languages.
Content
Translators and their two basic types: interpreters and compilers.
Objective
Define translators and identify interpreters and compilers as the two basic types.
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