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1. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
identification
compiler
data
expression
2. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
PL/1
4GL
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
runtime
3. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
Pascal
pseudocode
PL/1
PL/1
4. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
operand
Y
Pascal
operation code
5. A program written in a high-level language.
assembly
declarative
source program
register number
6. Language used primarily for science applications
FORTRAN
trace routine
compiler
runtime
7. Basic command - directory of files: _________
interpreter
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
FILES
syntax
8. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
syntax
machine
expression
1GL
9. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
EBDIC
source program
imperative
ALGOL
10. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
4GL
PL/1
syntax
imperative
11. 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
compiler
1GL
interpreter
machine
12. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
PL/1
scripting
4GL
Pascal
13. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
Y
register number
IFPS
interpreter
14. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
object program
memory
runtime
label
15. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
name
4GL
operation code
16. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
runtime
operation code
name
interpreter
17. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
operand
runtime
postfix
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
18. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________
2GL
X
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
Lisp
19. The most widely used language for business applications
COBOL
interpreter
Java
LISP (LISt Processing)
20. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.
scripting
assembly
Ada
interpreter
21. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
pseudocode
assembler
Java
PL/1
22. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
data
EBDIC
C
expression
23. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
machine
compiler
object program
2GL
24. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
pseudocode
register number
data
expression
25. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
name
Pascal
operand
identification
26. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
scripting
compiler
2GL
COBOL
27. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
high level language
imperative
register number
data
28. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
register number
postfix
operation code
operand
29. The oldest high-level language.
high level language
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
object program
operand
30. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
object program
IFPS
RPG
BASIC
31. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
object program
operand
compiler
assembly
32. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets
trace routine
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
compiler
IFPS
33. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
machine
object program
BASIC
Ada
34. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
compiler
register number
Pascal
trace routine
35. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
interpreter
object program
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
IFPS
36. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
Java
pseudocode
environment
EBDIC
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
operation code
declarative
ALGOL
BASIC
38. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
register number
FILES
IFPS
object program
39. 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
PL/1
compiler
Java
high level language
40. 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
Ada
trace routine
PL/1
operation code
41. 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.
Y
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
Lisp
FORTRAN
42. 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
operation code
C++
PL/1
declarative
43. 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
operation code
Lisp
Pascal
memory
44. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
RPG
trace routine
ALGOL
operation code
45. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
label
interpreter
high level language
46. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
trace routine
name
memory
operation code
47. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
data address
RPG
Pascal
interpreter
48. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
compiler
object program
FORTRAN
Job Control Language
49. 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.
assembly language
assembler
data address
scripting
50. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
X
interpreter
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
operand
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