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Programming Languages

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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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. A program written in a high-level language.






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






12. The oldest high-level language.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






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






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






23. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






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






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






39. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






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






44. Basic command - directory of files: _________






45. 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.






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






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






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






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 _________ _________ and name







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