ITPEC IP April 2023 Question 9
ITPEC IP April 2023 — Question 9 of 100
Source code is the human-readable set of program instructions written in a programming language. Developers create and maintain source code using languages such as Java, C, or Python. A compiler, interpreter, or runtime then translates or executes it so the computer can perform the specified operations.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- (a) PIN code is a personal identification number used for authentication
- (c) Binary code represents data or machine instructions with binary digits and is not normally the human-readable program text
- (d) Character code maps characters to numeric values, as ASCII or Unicode encodings do
Key rule: Humans author source code; translation produces lower-level executable or machine representations.
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