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Programming Languages
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1. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
label
RPG
syntax
ALGOL
2. 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
COBOL
data
EBDIC
3. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
compiler
Job Control Language
PL/1
machine
4. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.
interpreter
scripting
COBOL
trace routine
5. 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.
pseudocode
machine
Java
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
6. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
COBOL
3GL
EBDIC
Lisp
7. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
environment
operation code
Lisp
object program
8. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
operand
Java
expression
object program
9. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________
interpreter
register number
object program
environment
10. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
interpreter
IFPS
PL/1
object program
11. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
operand
Pascal
Job Control Language
Y
12. The most widely used language for business applications
COBOL
IFPS
Ada
assembly
13. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
PL/1
data
register number
trace routine
14. 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
interpreter
C++
Y
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
15. This generation of languages - Assembly Language - symbolic not portable
2GL
X
operation code
Job Control Language
16. 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
object program
declarative
Z
Java
17. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL
label
assembler
Pascal
data
18. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
3GL
C++
EBDIC
4GL
19. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
Java
object program
trace routine
operation code
20. It was created in the late 1950s - most modern procedural languages reflect its overall structure and design
ALGOL
PL/1
register number
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
21. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
X
ALGOL
compiler
postfix
22. In assembly language the place at which computer control can be transferred is marked by the _________ field
object program
ALGOL
Pascal
label
23. The language of the Department of Defense
environment
LISP (LISt Processing)
Ada
interpreter
24. In machine language purpose of a _________ _________ is to signify which register to use when computational procedures are required
register number
machine
interpreter
Java
25. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
compiler
name
memory
operation code
26. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
Lisp
ALGOL
operand
object program
27. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
1GL
register number
imperative
operand
28. A language developed by IBM which features mathematical excellence and strong input/output capabilities
PL/1
assembly language
machine
Java
29. It is the ancestor of the family of functional languages that emphasize evaluating expressions rather than executing imperative commands.
LISP (LISt Processing)
Ada
interpreter
Job Control Language
30. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
operand
LISP (LISt Processing)
BASIC
compiler
31. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
operation code
pseudocode
PL/1
environment
32. 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
interpreter
imperative
name
33. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
expression
high level language
scripting
PL/1
34. 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.
assembly
Java
FORTRAN
object program
35. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
BASIC
ALGOL
label
COBOL
36. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
operation code
interpreter
RPG
Pascal
37. 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.
EBDIC
operand
assembly language
identification
38. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
assembler
register number
4GL
compiler
39. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
ALGOL
memory
1GL
Z
40. This generation of languages include - RPG or SQL or Mathamatica or PL/SQL or Cold Fusion - subset of Domain Specific Languages
register number
Pascal
4GL
identification
41. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used
operation code
compiler
declarative
trace routine
42. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
interpreter
name
C++
43. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
runtime
name
source program
FORTRAN
44. Language used primarily for science applications
FORTRAN
Z
Pascal
Pascal
45. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
LISP (LISt Processing)
data address
Ada
register number
46. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
operand
Y
3GL
47. Basic command - directory of files: _________
ALGOL
interpreter
interpreter
FILES
48. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
object program
interpreter
pseudocode
LISP (LISt Processing)
49. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
pseudocode
operation code
interpreter
PL/1
50. It is an interpreted language designed principally to process text - often used for web CGI scripts and parsing log files.
BASIC
compiler
label
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
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