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Programming Languages

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






45. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






49. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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