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Programming Languages

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






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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.






10. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






26. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






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






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






31. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






33. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. The oldest high-level language.






48. The most widely used language for business applications






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






50. 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