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Programming Languages

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






14. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






15. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The language of the Department of Defense






27. 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






28. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Language used primarily for science applications






34. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






49. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.






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






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