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Programming Languages
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Subject
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
interpreter
IFPS
object program
2. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
interpreter
operand
register number
register number
3. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
Java
data
Ada
C++
4. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
Pascal
operation code
compiler
EBDIC
5. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
syntax
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
PL/1
LISP (LISt Processing)
6. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
interpreter
data address
object program
FORTRAN
7. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
PL/1
operation code
register number
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
8. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.
trace routine
data address
scripting
IFPS
9. 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
Z
register number
FORTRAN
trace routine
10. 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
FILES
compiler
Java
assembly language
11. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
C++
RPG
1GL
machine
12. 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
identification
C++
declarative
Pascal
13. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
register number
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
compiler
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
14. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
2GL
4GL
compiler
operation code
15. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
compiler
pseudocode
operation code
X
16. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
PL/1
identification
FORTRAN
Ada
17. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
PL/1
EBDIC
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
postfix
18. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets
declarative
assembly
IFPS
Java
19. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
4GL
Pascal
object program
FILES
20. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
Ada
label
ALGOL
21. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
assembler
compiler
X
syntax
22. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
environment
assembly language
operation code
LISP (LISt Processing)
23. Language used primarily for science applications
Java
operation code
FORTRAN
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
24. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
Java
LISP (LISt Processing)
high level language
compiler
25. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
operation code
COBOL
data
trace routine
26. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
assembly language
operation code
FILES
declarative
27. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
register number
Pascal
interpreter
3GL
28. 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.
PL/1
EBDIC
assembly language
compiler
29. 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.
operand
imperative
C
Z
30. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
pseudocode
FILES
interpreter
Pascal
31. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
name
compiler
PL/1
machine
32. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
3GL
Pascal
object program
label
33. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
high level language
LISP (LISt Processing)
compiler
operand
34. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
operation code
pseudocode
label
syntax
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
Lisp
scripting
imperative
machine
36. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
X
environment
RPG
object program
37. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
pseudocode
C
Job Control Language
postfix
38. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
register number
declarative
FORTRAN
PL/1
39. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
compiler
Z
C++
compiler
40. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
compiler
BASIC
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
operation code
41. 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
compiler
Pascal
operand
source program
42. 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.
4GL
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
assembly
C
43. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
compiler
Lisp
Y
4GL
44. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
ALGOL
2GL
operand
register number
45. The language of the Department of Defense
Ada
source program
COBOL
3GL
46. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
Lisp
X
assembly language
EBDIC
47. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
register number
Pascal
3GL
machine
48. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
PL/1
memory
assembly language
IFPS
49. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation
compiler
postfix
Java
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
50. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
name
Lisp
FORTRAN
interpreter