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Programming Languages

Subject : it-skills
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1. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






13. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






17. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Language used primarily for science applications






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






47. The language of the Department of Defense






48. 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.






49. 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






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