What do you call a le containing a program written in a high-level programming language?

Question

Options

• AA code le
• BA target le
• CA machine le
• DA source le

• A
  11% (3)
• B
  7% (2)
• D
  81% (22)

Explanation

Option D is correct because a file containing program code written in a human-readable, high-level language (like Python, Java, or C++) is called a source file - it is the source from which all subsequent processing (compilation, interpretation) begins.

• A (code file) is informal and not a standard technical term; while colloquially used, it has no precise meaning in computer science.
• B (target file) refers to the output of compilation - the result you're building toward, not the human-written input.
• C (machine file) describes a file containing binary instructions the CPU executes directly, which is the final product after compilation, not the human-written code.

Memory tip: Think of "source" as the origin - just as a river's source is where it begins, a source file is where a program begins its life before being transformed into something the machine can run.

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