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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
LISP (LISt Processing)
pseudocode
environment
source program
2. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
interpreter
C++
assembly language
assembler
3. 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
interpreter
assembly
Ada
4. 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
BASIC
assembly
3GL
5. Basic command - directory of files: _________
trace routine
FILES
object program
memory
6. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
high level language
scripting
source program
syntax
7. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
operand
postfix
runtime
operation code
8. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
2GL
EBDIC
environment
assembly
9. 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.
3GL
assembly language
C++
assembly
10. A program written in a high-level language.
Job Control Language
pseudocode
source program
high level language
11. The most widely used language for business applications
register number
compiler
COBOL
scripting
12. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
Lisp
PL/1
Pascal
BASIC
13. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
register number
declarative
FILES
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
14. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
interpreter
data address
memory
source program
15. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
LISP (LISt Processing)
4GL
memory
Y
16. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
X
memory
operation code
Pascal
17. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets
4GL
operand
LISP (LISt Processing)
IFPS
18. 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
operation code
C
machine
imperative
19. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
high level language
assembler
memory
syntax
20. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
object program
compiler
trace routine
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
21. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
COBOL
operation code
4GL
Z
22. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
compiler
identification
register number
expression
23. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
memory
high level language
LISP (LISt Processing)
C
24. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
source program
operation code
1GL
operation code
25. The oldest high-level language.
Java
expression
C++
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
26. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
BASIC
Z
environment
LISP (LISt Processing)
27. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
PL/1
memory
environment
RPG
28. 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
compiler
2GL
interpreter
29. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
assembly language
register number
expression
ALGOL
30. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
name
object program
machine
C++
31. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
operand
expression
operand
FILES
32. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
compiler
register number
C++
Pascal
33. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
label
scripting
operand
assembly language
34. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
RPG
assembly
interpreter
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
35. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
label
operation code
PL/1
trace routine
36. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
1GL
Z
runtime
PL/1
37. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
EBDIC
FILES
label
data
38. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
operation code
operand
EBDIC
interpreter
39. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
name
Job Control Language
assembler
memory
40. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
trace routine
3GL
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
operation code
41. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
FORTRAN
machine
EBDIC
C
42. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
machine
interpreter
scripting
operand
43. 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
FILES
imperative
assembly
44. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
machine
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
ALGOL
assembler
45. 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++
compiler
object program
Job Control Language
46. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
imperative
interpreter
high level language
Java
47. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
compiler
imperative
runtime
EBDIC
48. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
object program
operation code
Y
1GL
49. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.
ALGOL
compiler
Ada
scripting
50. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
environment
interpreter
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
label