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Programming Languages

Subject : it-skills
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1. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________






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






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






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






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






6. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






11. The language of the Department of Defense






12. The most widely used language for business applications






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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