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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Language used primarily for science applications






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






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






10. The oldest high-level language.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. The most widely used language for business applications






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






35. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






36. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation







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