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Programming Languages

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






2. 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.






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






26. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






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






32. Basic command - directory of files: _________






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. Language used primarily for science applications






41. 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






42. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements






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






44. The most widely used language for business applications






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






46. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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