# Student Handout — What Is Programming? High-Level vs Low-Level Languages

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:29:57-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 3: Introduction to Programming / Unit 1: What Is Programming & Program Development
Life Cycle (PDLC) / Lesson 1: What Is Programming? High-Level vs Low-Level Languages

## Programming Language Taxonomy Reference Sheet.

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

## Explore and practice

Compilation vs. interpretation lecture, language hierarchy sorting activity, and
syntax comparison.

## Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what
your evidence demonstrates.

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## Use the vocabulary

High-Level Language, Low-Level Language, Machine Code, Assembly, Compiler, Interpreter,
Syntax, Source Code, Abstraction, Execution

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

## Check and reflect

 * I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
 * I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
 * I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.