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Programming Languages
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In machine language the symbol for a base register is ____
COBOL
Y
C++
syntax
2. An ____________ yields a value. For example: 2 + 2 yields 4.
data
expression
identification
EBDIC
3. Components of assembly language: operand and _________ _________ and name
IFPS
operation code
trace routine
register number
4. A ___________ language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more software applications.
BASIC
RPG
scripting
Java
5. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. ___________ ____________ 3. data address
environment
PL/1
operation code
register number
6. Components of assembly language: operand and operation code and _________
operation code
object program
name
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
7. 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
BASIC
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
declarative
pseudocode
8. It allows users to write programs in a language similar to natural language.
compiler
4GL
postfix
high level language
9. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches
runtime
declarative
source program
ALGOL
10. Basic command - directory of files: _________
pseudocode
FILES
PL/1
operand
11. 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.
declarative
register number
C
name
12. A procedural imperative language designed for scientific and engineering and business and systems programming applications
X
postfix
PL/1
BASIC
13. 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
object program
Pascal
FORTRAN
operation code
14. Language capable of treating alphabetic text as a set of logic statements
3GL
runtime
Lisp
Java
15. 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
machine
2GL
Ada
compiler
16. A Language which is inexpensive to program and is problem-oriented and is easy to code
name
RPG
trace routine
high level language
17. Divisions of COBOL programs: _________ and identification and environment
IFPS
identification
data
EBDIC
18. The purpose of symbols in assembly language is to represent _________ locations
compiler
memory
pseudocode
postfix
19. Components of machine code: 1. register number 2. operation code 3. ___________ ____________
IFPS
1GL
data address
label
20. This generation of languages - zeros and ones - machine code
source program
1GL
COBOL
operation code
21. A program written in a high-level language.
name
operation code
identification
source program
22. A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer.
compiler
X
imperative
object program
23. 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
Java
assembly
IFPS
operation code
24. The program that translate a source program (high level language) into an object program.
Perl (Practical Extraction Report Language)
compiler
RPG
interpreter
25. Language that interfaces directly with the operating system. It indicates when and how application programs will be processed.
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
Ada
4GL
Job Control Language
26. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation
1GL
postfix
RPG
Job Control Language
27. A Language with good error diagnostics - is easy to use and has real-time coding
IFPS
BASIC
assembly language
FILES
28. The purpose of an _________ ___________ is to detect syntax errors in an assembly language program
object program
Z
declarative
interpreter
29. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name
register number
source program
Lisp
operand
30. 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
2GL
compiler
1GL
C++
31. Source code may be executed immediately with the aid of a(n) ________________.
postfix
LISP (LISt Processing)
register number
interpreter
32. A fourth-generation programming language - financial modeling language - eventually out-competed by spreadsheets
IFPS
2GL
data
scripting
33. An _________ is used to translate a program into machine code every time the program is run
Y
interpreter
Z
IFPS
34. It examines a source program statement by statement - and the resulting machine language instructions are immediately executed before the next statement is examined.
Lisp
interpreter
declarative
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
35. rogramming paradigm describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state. COBOL or C or Java etc
Pascal
imperative
Java
IFPS
36. A program that converts from assembly language to machine language.
operation code
4GL
assembler
Lisp
37. The most widely used language for business applications
COBOL
compiler
operand
interpreter
38. In machine language the symbol for a displacement value is _________
Z
object program
environment
data address
39. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format
register number
object program
COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language)
EBDIC
40. 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.
assembly language
interpreter
Pascal
C++
41. In machine language the purpose of an _________ _________ is to tell the control unit what data processing operation is to be performed.
name
Z
operation code
environment
42. In machine language the symbol for an index register is _________
memory
X
name
compiler
43. In assembly language the location of data values in primary memory is given by the _________ field
register number
operation code
operand
imperative
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
trace routine
C
Fortran (FORmula TRANslation)
compiler
45. Type of error: a language command being spelled incorrectly
operand
C
syntax
PL/1
46. Divisions of COBOL programs: data and _________ and environment
EBDIC
Z
operand
identification
47. Source code may be converted into an executable image by a(n) ______________
1GL
environment
compiler
assembly
48. Components of machine code: 1. ___________ ____________ 2. operation code 3. data address
operand
compiler
register number
X
49. This generation of languages - easier to read - procedural - portable - e.g. COBOL or C or C++ or Pascal or Python
compiler
EBDIC
3GL
assembler
50. A mixture of natural languages and symbols and terms and other features commonly used in high-level languages. E.g. + or - or * etc.
pseudocode
Pascal
4GL
source program