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Programming Languages

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1. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code






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






3. 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






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






5. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________






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






7. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






9. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






12. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.






13. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address






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






26. 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.






27. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.






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






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






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






31. Language used primarily for science applications






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






33. 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






34. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






35. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.






36. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications






37. The oldest high-level language.






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






47. 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






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






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






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