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Programming Languages

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






18. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






36. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






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






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






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






42. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






47. Language used primarily for science applications






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






49. 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






50. 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