Teacher Guide

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1.3.7
• show understanding of the 
need for both high-level and 
low-level languages
• show understanding of the 
need for assemblers when 
translating programs written 
in assembly language
Brainstorm the nature of a program and its 
requirements (data input and output; manipulation 
of data of various types and structures; 
sequence, selection, repetition and subprogram 
intercommunication; the concepts of totals and 
counting). 
(W)
Teacher introduces learners to different types of 
programming languages by considering:
• historical origins of computer programming in 
machine-specifi c types of language (machine 
language and assembly language)
• the characteristics of these languages
• the need for an assembler translation program for 
assembly language
• why they are still used for certain applications. 
(W)
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Studies 
Coursebook pp. 255–9
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Studies Revision 
Book Chp 8.1
An introduction to different levels of 
programming language:
www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing/
ocr/216_programming/programming_
languages/home_programming_
languages.htm
Extension work – Tutorial on programming a 
microcontroller, illustrating the suitability of 
assembly language for dealing with input and 
output devices:
www.mstracey.btinternet.co.uk/