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Programming Languages

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






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






3. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






5. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






6. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






18. The language of the Department of Defense






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






33. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






34. Language used primarily for science applications






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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