High-level programming languages
Definition
High-level programming languages are languages that are designed to be easily understood by humans. They use natural language elements and abstract away low-level details, making it easier for programmers to write code.
Analogy
High-level programming languages are like having a translator who can understand your ideas and convert them into a language that computers can understand, so you don't have to worry about speaking their complex machine language.
Related terms
Syntax: The set of rules that define how programs written in a particular programming language should be structured.
Variables: Containers used to store data values in a program. They can hold different types of data such as numbers, text, or boolean values.
Control Structures: Statements or blocks of code that control the flow of execution within a program, such as loops and conditional statements.
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