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Programming Languages

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






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






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






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






5. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






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






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






10. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






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






21. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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