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Programming Languages

Subject : it-skills
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1. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






8. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. Language used primarily for science applications






26. The oldest high-level language.






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






28. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________






29. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






49. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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