IGCSE Computer Science 0478, topic 4.2
Types of programming language, translators and integrated development environments (IDEs): past paper questions
12 Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science 0478 questions on Types of programming language, translators and integrated development environments (IDEs) (4.2) from 12 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 12
- Papers
- 12
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 114
- Average per question
- 9.5 marks
- Largest question
- 22 marks
By type: Structured 12
How hard the questions are
- Recall1
- Apply5
- Analyse6
- Not banded0
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- giveRecall7 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- describeApply6 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- identifyRecall6 questions
name/select/recognise
- explainAnalyse5 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- showApply3 questions
- stateRecall3 questions
express in clear terms
- useApply3 questions
- completeApply1 question
- convertApply1 question
- findApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20254
- 20242
- 20233
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov5
By paper
- Paper 112
Questions on this topic
Showing 10 of 12, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2026, paper 11Structured10 marks
An integrated development environment (IDE) has two types of translator: a compiler and an interpreter. Give the purpose of the compiler and the interpreter.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured16 marks
A computer game development company are reviewing their current security solutions. The company wants employees to be aware of how they can identify phishing.
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured10 marks
A computer programmer uses assembly language to create a computer program for an embedded system in a washing machine. State what is meant by an embedded system.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2023, paper 11Structured4 marks
A programmer uses a low-level language to write a computer program for a vending machine.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2026, paper 12Structured9 marks
A programmer uses a low-level language to write a program for a vending machine.
- Try this questionQuestion 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Structured4 marks
A programmer uses assembly language to create a program for a coffee machine. Describe what is meant by assembly language.
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Structured4 marks
A computer programmer uses an integrated development environment (IDE) when creating a computer program. Explain the purpose of the IDE.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2026, paper 13Structured9 marks
A student develops a program for their computer science project using a high-level language. Identify two translators that the student could use when developing the program.
- Try this questionQuestion 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Structured12 marks
A computer game is programmed to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create the movements and actions of the computer-controlled characters in the game. Describe what is meant by AI.
- Try this questionQuestion 3May/June 2025, paper 12Structured22 marks
A programmer writes a program to store and sort all the data for the books in her home library. The programmer uses a high-level language to write the program.