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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. Basic command - directory of files: _________






3. The oldest high-level language.






4. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






9. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 8 Bit character encoding used on IBM mainframe operating systems. Alphanumeric data is stored on tape/disk in this format






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Language used primarily for science applications






46. 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






47. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






50. The language of the Department of Defense