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Programming Languages

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






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






3. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Language used primarily for science applications






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






16. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






19. 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






20. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






42. 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






43. The most widely used language for business applications






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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