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1. What characteristic of computers is used to distinguish the 4 generations of computer hardware?
2. What is a programming language?
3. Is an algorithm the same thing as a program?
4. Each model of CPU is designed to understand its own set of __________ language instructions.
5. A program that needs to control the computer hardware at a very detailed level might be written using __________ language.
6. The category of programming languages that are the easiest for humans to use is __________ languages.
7. Name the 5 stages in creating a program and give a brief, one-sentence description of each.
8. What is the purpose of each of the following types of programs?

• Editor
• Compiler
• Linker
• Operating system

1. For what purpose is pseudocode used?
2. In programming terminology, what is an object? What are object attributes? What are object behaviors?

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