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Programming Languages

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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Language used primarily for science applications






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






12. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. The oldest high-level language.






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. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly






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






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






49. 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.






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