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Programming Languages

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Language used primarily for science applications






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and identification and _________






18. 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.






19. 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






20. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






21. 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






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






23. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






28. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Basic command - directory of files: _________






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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