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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
PL/1
data address
assembly language
interpreter
2. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
FORTRAN
identification
C++
operand
3. 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
Pascal
runtime
label
syntax
4. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
1GL
Java
FILES
assembler
5. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
Z
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
register number
memory
6. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
imperative
machine
RPG
X
7. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
expression
Pascal
data address
pseudocode
8. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
register number
declarative
compiler
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
9. 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
operand
ALGOL
trace routine
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
10. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
C
assembly language
compiler
pseudocode
11. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
ALGOL
label
operand
assembly language
12. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
operation code
Java
identification
PL/1
13. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
name
register number
RPG
4GL
14. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
interpreter
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
environment
2GL
15. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
Lisp
PL/1
operation code
scripting
16. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
register number
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
operand
BASIC
17. The most widely used language for business applications
postfix
syntax
FORTRAN
COBOL
18. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
object program
Job Control Language
3GL
IFPS
19. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
Lisp
Pascal
identification
assembler
20. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
memory
Job Control Language
assembler
COBOL
21. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
BASIC
Y
LISP (LISt Processing)
label
22. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
BASIC
FILES
operand
3GL
23. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
PL/1
imperative
identification
24. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
register number
operation code
X
25. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
Pascal
FORTRAN
assembler
syntax
26. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
Job Control Language
label
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
name
27. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
Pascal
pseudocode
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
PL/1
28. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
Pascal
imperative
RPG
runtime
29. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
operation code
imperative
2GL
environment
30. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
RPG
PL/1
operand
declarative
31. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
data address
Lisp
pseudocode
32. 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
imperative
interpreter
BASIC
33. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
assembly language
expression
operation code
runtime
34. 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.
RPG
Y
compiler
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
35. 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
COBOL
machine
Ada
4GL
36. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
interpreter
name
scripting
Lisp
37. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
assembly
Java
2GL
expression
38. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
memory
interpreter
operand
data
39. 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.
trace routine
object program
assembly
environment
40. 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.
C
name
operand
high level language
41. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
interpreter
Job Control Language
pseudocode
3GL
42. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
interpreter
Y
C
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
43. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
assembler
data address
data
object program
44. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
assembly language
object program
register number
compiler
45. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
RPG
assembly
EBDIC
FILES
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
operation code
environment
declarative
ALGOL
47. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
environment
operation code
3GL
register number
48. Language used primarily for science applications
pseudocode
interpreter
FORTRAN
register number
49. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
1GL
name
Lisp
4GL
50. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
Java
Lisp
trace routine
object program