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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
expression
interpreter
operand
Y
2. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
RPG
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
environment
register number
3. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
imperative
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
runtime
pseudocode
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
trace routine
interpreter
4GL
C++
5. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
compiler
object program
PL/1
6. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
high level language
operation code
runtime
Lisp
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
FORTRAN
machine
1GL
runtime
8. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
C
compiler
imperative
label
9. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
name
PL/1
pseudocode
ALGOL
10. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
interpreter
3GL
IFPS
BASIC
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
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
declarative
assembly language
identification
12. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
Z
2GL
Ada
13. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
identification
memory
LISP (LISt Processing)
pseudocode
14. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
environment
assembly language
compiler
operation code
15. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
FORTRAN
ALGOL
imperative
1GL
16. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
trace routine
Pascal
postfix
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
17. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
operation code
2GL
Java
operand
18. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
X
operation code
4GL
operand
19. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
compiler
C
operation code
high level language
20. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
4GL
machine
interpreter
FORTRAN
21. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
register number
FORTRAN
operation code
postfix
22. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
identification
Lisp
imperative
C
23. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
trace routine
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
PL/1
interpreter
24. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
pseudocode
IFPS
C
syntax
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
Java
3GL
FILES
object program
26. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________
1GL
assembler
Pascal
X
27. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
assembler
high level language
Lisp
Ada
28. Language used primarily for science applications
compiler
PL/1
FORTRAN
name
29. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
object program
Pascal
Y
trace routine
30. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
FILES
trace routine
X
register number
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.
PL/1
pseudocode
scripting
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
32. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
interpreter
declarative
source program
ALGOL
33. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
X
compiler
FILES
Lisp
34. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
FORTRAN
LISP (LISt Processing)
name
Java
35. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
source program
COBOL
Pascal
EBDIC
36. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
Job Control Language
data address
IFPS
BASIC
37. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
trace routine
ALGOL
compiler
Ada
38. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
RPG
compiler
object program
declarative
39. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
trace routine
operand
identification
imperative
40. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
operation code
Lisp
object program
PL/1
41. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
pseudocode
EBDIC
BASIC
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.
imperative
name
Lisp
C
43. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
COBOL
environment
operand
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
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
assembly language
Pascal
data address
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
45. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
BASIC
source program
data
Y
46. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
imperative
Lisp
identification
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
47. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
operand
object program
source program
expression
48. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
Job Control Language
2GL
EBDIC
IFPS
49. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
Y
environment
name
expression
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.
2GL
register number
assembly language
Y