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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
Z
name
Pascal
imperative
2. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
interpreter
operand
postfix
operation code
3. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
operand
object program
compiler
Java
4. Language used primarily for science applications
LISP (LISt Processing)
FORTRAN
assembler
2GL
5. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
source program
operation code
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
data address
6. 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.
FORTRAN
operation code
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
7. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
X
object program
imperative
operand
8. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
data address
pseudocode
compiler
Lisp
9. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
compiler
pseudocode
C++
10. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
Z
data address
compiler
assembly
11. Basic command - directory of files: _________
FILES
Job Control Language
BASIC
compiler
12. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
operation code
compiler
source program
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
13. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
identification
interpreter
register number
Java
14. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
LISP (LISt Processing)
C
identification
data
15. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
label
operand
assembly language
expression
16. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
X
label
object program
Z
17. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
register number
FILES
PL/1
operation code
18. A program written in a high-level language.
Ada
compiler
object program
source program
19. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
label
source program
environment
Lisp
20. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
operand
object program
Z
21. 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.
data
COBOL
object program
assembly language
22. 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
machine
operation code
trace routine
C++
23. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
expression
scripting
assembler
operand
24. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
1GL
RPG
Z
operation code
25. 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
trace routine
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
machine
register number
26. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
interpreter
identification
BASIC
source program
27. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
PL/1
Pascal
interpreter
3GL
28. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
interpreter
identification
Java
assembly
29. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
identification
declarative
operation code
Job Control Language
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
Ada
C++
register number
source program
31. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
Java
interpreter
4GL
trace routine
32. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
identification
RPG
interpreter
operation code
33. 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
interpreter
Pascal
data
identification
34. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
pseudocode
COBOL
Lisp
1GL
35. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
EBDIC
PL/1
Lisp
Z
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
declarative
object program
register number
data
37. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
data
interpreter
imperative
Job Control Language
38. The oldest high-level language.
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
EBDIC
ALGOL
compiler
39. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
name
Java
interpreter
PL/1
40. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
RPG
assembly language
2GL
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
41. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
operation code
register number
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
Pascal
42. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
operand
register number
PL/1
identification
43. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
EBDIC
assembler
register number
Z
44. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
4GL
PL/1
3GL
RPG
45. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
operand
operation code
compiler
syntax
46. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
imperative
postfix
assembler
compiler
47. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
Pascal
label
runtime
object program
48. The language of the Department of Defense
assembly language
Ada
declarative
scripting
49. The most widely used language for business applications
interpreter
Lisp
COBOL
operation code
50. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
interpreter
compiler
name
Pascal