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    HIGH-LEVEL LANGUAGE
                     A  high-level language lets programmers

                     write   machine-independent       programs
                     using English-like commands, making  it          Fortran, developed in 1957, was the first high-level
                     easier  to  read  and write  than low-level      language  specifically  designed for  scientific  and
                     languages. It is used to create software for     mathematical computations.
                     different computers and devices.

                     Third Generation Language

                     Third Generation languages use English-like commands, are easier to read and write and are
                     machine-independent with a compiler or interpreter. Examples include C, C++ and Java.

                     Fourth Generation Language

                     Fourth Generation languages focus on what to do, not how to do it. They are faster, easier and
                     closer to human language. Examples include SQL, MATLAB and R.

                     Fifth Generation Language

                     Fifth Generation languages use visual tools and logic-based programming. They aim to build
                     systems that solve problems using Artificial Intelligence. Examples include Prolog, LISP, etc.

                            LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR

                     A language translator converts high-level code into machine language so the computer can run
                     it. The main types are Assembler, Compiler and Interpreter.

                     ASSEMBLER
                     An assembler translates assembly language into machine code (0s and 1s) that the computer
                     can understand and process.

                     COMPILER

                     A compiler translates the entire source code into machine language at once and shows all errors
                     after compilation.

                     INTERPRETER

                     An interpreter translates and runs code line by line, showing errors one at a time, unlike a compiler.

                            PYTHON

                     Python is a simple, readable high-level language used in web development, data analysis, AI
                     and scientific computing. Created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s, it was named after the
                     comedy show Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

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