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Programming Languages

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1. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements






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






3. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code






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






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






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






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






8. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used






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






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






11. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






14. Language used primarily for science applications






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






16. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.






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






18. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






26. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






27. The most widely used language for business applications






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






29. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment






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






31. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






32. A programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions- each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.






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






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






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






36. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






43. a popular compiled high-level language - similar to C but witho bject-oriented features (classes) generic programming (templates) and exception handlingwith - developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1985 at Bell Labs






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






48. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations






49. A program written in a high-level language.






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