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Programming Languages

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






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The oldest high-level language.






26. 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






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






28. Language used primarily for science applications






29. The language of the Department of Defense






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






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






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