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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
FORTRAN
4GL
interpreter
operand
2. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
memory
ALGOL
assembly
3. 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
Pascal
4GL
FORTRAN
interpreter
4. 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
assembly
C++
Y
operation code
5. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
compiler
high level language
operation code
source program
6. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
interpreter
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
environment
Z
7. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
ALGOL
4GL
Lisp
BASIC
8. 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
syntax
Java
FILES
IFPS
9. 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.
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
FILES
machine
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
10. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
runtime
register number
memory
operand
11. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
compiler
C
data address
imperative
12. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
Java
expression
FORTRAN
assembler
13. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
BASIC
RPG
interpreter
machine
14. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
operation code
X
assembler
register number
15. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
operation code
PL/1
object program
Y
16. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
operand
operation code
syntax
2GL
17. 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.
assembly language
expression
PL/1
operation code
18. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
machine
IFPS
environment
imperative
19. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
operation code
Pascal
IFPS
PL/1
20. The language of the Department of Defense
Ada
label
data address
environment
21. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
assembler
compiler
C
C++
22. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
RPG
2GL
label
interpreter
23. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
high level language
object program
3GL
compiler
24. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
C++
scripting
register number
compiler
25. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
RPG
Job Control Language
1GL
expression
26. Basic command - directory of files: _________
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
data
FILES
Ada
27. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
object program
runtime
declarative
operand
28. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
data
data address
Z
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
29. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
object program
PL/1
interpreter
identification
30. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
label
ALGOL
environment
assembler
31. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
ALGOL
memory
EBDIC
32. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
X
identification
syntax
4GL
33. Language used primarily for science applications
operand
register number
FORTRAN
assembly language
34. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
1GL
scripting
FILES
compiler
35. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
operand
operation code
ALGOL
Y
36. 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
BASIC
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
operation code
declarative
37. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
PL/1
3GL
operation code
Z
38. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
Lisp
interpreter
1GL
compiler
39. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
operation code
object program
3GL
operation code
40. 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.
interpreter
declarative
C
scripting
41. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
declarative
4GL
Z
register number
42. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
LISP (LISt Processing)
Pascal
assembler
3GL
43. 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
PL/1
environment
expression
machine
44. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
expression
environment
register number
45. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
syntax
ALGOL
interpreter
object program
46. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
interpreter
high level language
X
Y
47. The oldest high-level language.
operation code
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
4GL
COBOL
48. The most widely used language for business applications
Pascal
COBOL
assembly language
Z
49. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
pseudocode
COBOL
object program
source program
50. A _________ _________ is a set of print statements or screen-display statements whose output enables a programmer to follow a computer's processing path during execution
operation code
operation code
interpreter
trace routine