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Programming Languages

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. Language used primarily for science applications






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.






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






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






44. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






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






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