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Programming Languages
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1. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
name
pseudocode
IFPS
operation code
2. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
Lisp
Pascal
FILES
EBDIC
3. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
operation code
compiler
object program
operation code
4. The language of the Department of Defense
machine
memory
identification
Ada
5. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
compiler
Lisp
Y
Pascal
6. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.
scripting
PL/1
assembly
COBOL
7. 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.
operation code
BASIC
2GL
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
8. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
scripting
C++
compiler
register number
9. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
declarative
memory
syntax
interpreter
10. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
object program
high level language
BASIC
X
11. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
ALGOL
FILES
object program
1GL
12. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
Job Control Language
Pascal
LISP (LISt Processing)
assembler
13. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
FILES
syntax
Job Control Language
14. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
expression
identification
4GL
FILES
15. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
FILES
operand
Y
C
16. 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.
FILES
1GL
C
BASIC
17. Basic command - directory of files: _________
RPG
object program
Job Control Language
FILES
18. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
IFPS
interpreter
Lisp
RPG
19. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
IFPS
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
LISP (LISt Processing)
interpreter
20. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
trace routine
X
assembly
syntax
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
register number
X
4GL
Java
22. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
syntax
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
EBDIC
register number
23. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
PL/1
Z
operation code
syntax
24. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
object program
Java
pseudocode
interpreter
25. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
1GL
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
C++
memory
26. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
operation code
name
Z
compiler
27. The oldest high-level language.
syntax
pseudocode
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
operation code
28. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
register number
4GL
compiler
1GL
29. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
data
FORTRAN
imperative
Y
30. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
trace routine
data address
Pascal
assembler
31. The most widely used language for business applications
IFPS
COBOL
expression
BASIC
32. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
identification
assembly
COBOL
33. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets
IFPS
operation code
FILES
runtime
34. 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
1GL
C++
name
Lisp
35. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
X
imperative
FORTRAN
FILES
36. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
COBOL
operation code
LISP (LISt Processing)
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
37. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
imperative
operand
PL/1
1GL
38. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation
3GL
postfix
compiler
RPG
39. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
scripting
memory
interpreter
FILES
40. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
operation code
data
register number
interpreter
41. 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
machine
Lisp
operation code
42. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
Pascal
compiler
C
operation code
43. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
interpreter
PL/1
memory
data address
44. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
compiler
operand
operation code
Pascal
45. 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.
RPG
object program
assembly
operation code
46. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________
X
data address
COBOL
source program
47. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
2GL
object program
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
EBDIC
48. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
BASIC
syntax
Ada
interpreter
49. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
object program
assembly
EBDIC
compiler
50. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
name
Lisp
assembly
PL/1