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Programming Languages

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






24. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python






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






26. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






27. 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.






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






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






30. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






32. The oldest high-level language.






33. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






36. In order to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code a(n) _________ is used






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






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






39. 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






40. Basic command - directory of files: _________






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






42. 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.






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 _________ _________ is a set of print statements or screen-display statements whose output enables a programmer to follow a computer's processing path during execution






45. A Language with a very precise structure that is particularly good for training serious programmers; is procedural and is based on ALGOL






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






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






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






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






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