Computer Science GCSE
Abstraction from hardware
What Abstraction from hardware means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Abstraction from hardware
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High-level languages abstract away hardware details, which speeds up development and maintenance.
Topics that use Abstraction from hardware
- Languages (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Compiler
- Error reporting and debugging
- Execution speed versus development speed
- Hardware control and performance
- Human readability and maintainability
- Interpreter
- Portability across platforms
- Translator
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