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Programming Languages

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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






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






33. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






45. The oldest high-level language.






46. 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.






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






48. 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






49. 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






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