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Programming Languages

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1. 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






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






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






4. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.






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






6. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address






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






8. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities






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






10. 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






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






12. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.






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






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






15. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






17. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






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






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






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






23. A program written in a high-level language.






24. The oldest high-level language.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.






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






38. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment






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






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






41. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. The language of the Department of Defense






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






50. Basic command - directory of files: _________