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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
COBOL
Y
register number
Job Control Language
2. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
4GL
scripting
operand
pseudocode
3. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
1GL
high level language
interpreter
Ada
4. The oldest high-level language.
memory
assembly language
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
label
5. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
4GL
Y
1GL
identification
6. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
2GL
imperative
environment
operation code
7. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
PL/1
BASIC
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
data address
8. 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
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
machine
object program
memory
9. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
label
LISP (LISt Processing)
3GL
Pascal
10. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
machine
operation code
label
declarative
11. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
interpreter
X
operand
12. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation
interpreter
ALGOL
C
postfix
13. 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
PL/1
object program
Java
machine
14. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
LISP (LISt Processing)
Lisp
1GL
postfix
15. 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.
compiler
assembly language
declarative
operation code
16. 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
RPG
syntax
expression
Pascal
17. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
RPG
assembler
Lisp
compiler
18. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
assembler
PL/1
COBOL
compiler
19. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
compiler
name
object program
expression
20. The language of the Department of Defense
IFPS
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
Ada
Lisp
21. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
operation code
memory
Y
C
22. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
operation code
declarative
operand
IFPS
23. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets
PL/1
C++
IFPS
4GL
24. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
4GL
high level language
Pascal
imperative
25. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
RPG
data
assembler
PL/1
26. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
syntax
assembly
operation code
name
27. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
PL/1
register number
machine
Ada
28. A program written in a high-level language.
operation code
Ada
ALGOL
source program
29. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
declarative
2GL
data
PL/1
30. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
ALGOL
compiler
source program
Y
31. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
compiler
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
PL/1
EBDIC
32. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
C
operation code
COBOL
environment
33. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
PL/1
object program
assembler
2GL
34. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
BASIC
interpreter
Pascal
source program
35. 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.
assembly
scripting
operand
4GL
36. 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
LISP (LISt Processing)
C++
COBOL
compiler
37. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
runtime
assembly language
ALGOL
EBDIC
38. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
scripting
Lisp
high level language
compiler
39. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
COBOL
assembler
Z
runtime
40. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
Z
syntax
1GL
source program
41. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
BASIC
imperative
Pascal
operation code
42. The most widely used language for business applications
scripting
Java
COBOL
syntax
43. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________
4GL
2GL
C
X
44. 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
declarative
compiler
operation code
PL/1
45. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
environment
name
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
operation code
46. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
assembler
memory
postfix
FILES
47. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
memory
FILES
data address
EBDIC
48. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
high level language
interpreter
operation code
C++
49. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
BASIC
interpreter
data address
object program
50. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
COBOL
RPG
compiler
register number