1. In what sense is a program in a third-generation language machine independent? In what sense is it still machine dependent?

2. What is the difference between an assembler and a compiler?

3. We can summarize the imperative programming paradigm by saying that it places emphasis on describing a process that leads to the solution of the problem at hand. Give a similar summary of the declarative, functional, and object-oriented paradigms

4. In what sense are the third-generation programming languages at a higher level than the earlier generations?