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Programming Languages

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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The language of the Department of Defense






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






21. Components of assembly language : _________ and operation code and name






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






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






24. Language used primarily for science applications






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






26. The most widely used language for business applications






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






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 _________ _________ is a set of print statements or screen-display statements whose output enables a programmer to follow a computer's processing path during execution






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Type of error that results in unpredictable program glitches






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






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






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






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






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






40. Another name for Reverse Polish Notation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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