Discuss the advatanges of using a high level language compared to a low level

Program code is easier to understand/maintain/debug; Faster development time // programmers can be more productive // one line of HLL code can do the same job as many lines of assembly language; Programs are (more) portable (to other hardware platforms) Language is problem-oriented; More support/ better refined as more programmers use it; Support for different paradigms; A. Examples eg functional programming Built-in support for data structures; A. Example(s) eg arrays, records Availability of flow control structures; A. Example(s) eg loops, selection Improved features for supporting modularity; A. Ability to use subroutines