Practice Scripting Languages (6.4.4) - Introduction to High-Level Programming Languages

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Question 1.
What is a scripting language?
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Think about tasks that need to be automated.
Question 2.
Name a common scripting language.
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Consider languages that add interactivity to webpages.
3Question 3.
Scripting languages are typically:
- Compiled
- Interpreted
- Hybrid
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Consider how these languages are run.
4Question 4.
True or False: Scripting languages cannot be used for web development.
- True
- False
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Think about a language used for interacting with the web.
Question 5.
How would you use a scripting language to automate a weekly data backup for a website?
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Consider the processes involved in accessing and copying the files.
Question 6.
Explain how a web application interacts with JavaScript to update the content dynamically based on user actions.
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Think about how user interactions prompt responses from the webpage.

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