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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






27. 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






28. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






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






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






33. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The oldest high-level language.






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






46. The language of the Department of Defense






47. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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