High Level Languages. Its Advantages & Disadvantages

HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES

Higher level languages are simple languages that use English and mathematical symbols like +, -, %, / etc. for its program construction.

Higher level languages are problem-oriented languages because the instructions are suitable for solving a particular problem. For example COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) is mostly suitable for business oriented language where there is very little processing and huge output. There are mathematical oriented languages like FORTRAN (Formula Translation) and BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) where very large processing is required.


Advantages of High Level Languages
Higher level languages have a major advantage over machine and assembly languages that higher level languages are easy to learn and use. It is because that they are similar to the languages used by us in our day to day life.