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