Programming Language (PL)

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Programming Language (PL), the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 1. Programming Language (PL)
• (a) Definition and Classification of PL
• (b) Advantages and disadvantages of different levels of PL

Study notes & guidance

Study Programming Language (PL) using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Programming Language (PL), you should be able to:

1. Define Programming Language (PL)
2. Identify different classifications of PL. - Machine Language: interpreted directly in hardware i.e., binary machine code - Assembly languages: thin wrappers over a corresponding machine language i.e., Assembly Language/symbolic language. - High-Level languages: anything that are machine independent i.e., BASIC, C, Java, Fortran 2008, Python, Pearl etc.
3. Give advantages and disadvantages of Machine Language, Assembly Language and High programming Language.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.