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Programming Languages

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






2. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________






3. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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 - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.






28. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.