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Programming Languages

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1. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required






2. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities






3. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name






4. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.






5. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________






6. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________






7. The purpose of ___________ language is to condense machine code instructions into simpler instructions. Its disadvantage is that it is machine dependent. It is not immediately executable.






8. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________






9. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






10. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.






11. Programming paradigm that expresses the logic of a computation without describing its control flow. Regex or logic programming or functional programming or xslt or svg






12. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages






13. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.






14. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






15. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field






16. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment






17. It was developed in 1959 - is especially wordy (just as C and Perl are characterized as terse). The vast majority of Year 2000 problems involved programs written in this language.






18. a popular high-level language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. The language was originally named OAK and unsuccessfully used for set-top devices but hit it big after being renamed in 1995 and introduced to the World Wide Web. It is a






19. It is a high-level and highly standardized language that remains very "close to the hardware" and allows the programmer to perform useful fast and dangerous tricks.






20. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly






21. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL






22. The oldest high-level language.






23. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field






24. Language used primarily for science applications






25. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python






26. The most widely used language for business applications






27. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____






28. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.






29. It is a high-level compiled language built upon ALGOL. It is best known for its emphasis on structured programming techniques and strong typing; because of this it was extremely popular as a teaching language in the 1980s and early 1990s though it wa






30. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code






31. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding






32. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.






33. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________






34. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________






35. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.






36. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets






37. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program






38. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.






39. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.






40. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design






41. The language of the Department of Defense






42. The most basic type of programming language - immediately executable instructions and making efficient use of computer storage. Manipulation of individual bits by instruction. Not easy in design or writing






43. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.






44. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run






45. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name






46. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications






47. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.






48. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address






49. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address






50. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable