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Programming Languages

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






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






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






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






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






6. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Basic command - directory of files: _________






33. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






36. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






45. 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.






46. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






49. 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.






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







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