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Programming Languages

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






2. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






3. 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.






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






5. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. The language of the Department of Defense






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The oldest high-level language.






30. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






31. 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






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






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






34. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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