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