High-Level Languages

Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn about High-Level Languages and some examples. Low-level languages are machine-dependent and require extensive knowledge of the
machine hardware.

High-level language has evolved which uses normal English, which is easy to understand to solve any problem. High-level languages are computer-independent and programming becomes easy for human programmers.

Examples

Some examples of High-level languages are as follows:

BASIC
Pascal
FORTRAN
COBOL
C
C++
Java

BASIC

BASIC (Beginners’ All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a high-level programming language. It is easy to learn the language. It was mainly used in microcomputers.

Pascal

Pascal is a high-level programming language. It is mostly used for teaching purposes.

FORTRAN

FORTRAN is a fusion of two English words FORmula TRANSlation. FORTRAN is a high-level programming language developed for solving mathematical and scientific problems. FORTRAN is popular among the scientific community.

COBOL

COBOL(Common Business-Oriented language) is a standard high-level language used
for commercial applications.

C

C is a high-level, structured programming language used for all purposes. C has originally created for programming the UNIX operating system. It can be used for system programming, scientific applications, commercial applications, developing games, etc.