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Programming Languages

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






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






3. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






7. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. The most widely used language for business applications






13. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Language used primarily for science applications






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






21. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






26. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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