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Programming Languages

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






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






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






4. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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. 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.






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






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






9. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Language used primarily for science applications






31. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. The most widely used language for business applications






40. Basic command - directory of files: _________






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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