Computer Languages Questions

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11.

A language which is close to that used within the computer is

A

High-level language

B

Assembly language

C

Low-level language

D

All of the above

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: C

Low-level language : A low-level programming language is a programming language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's instruction set architecture

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12.

Which is another name for functional language?

A

Machine

B

Application language

C

Low-level language

D

High-level language

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

None.

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13.

A notation used to express clearly on algorithm is known as

A

Algorithmic language

B

Assembly language

C

Machine language

D

High level language

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

A notation used to express clearly on algorithm is known as Algorithmic language

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14.

Which programming language is based on Algol 60.

A

PILOT

B

SNOBOL

C

ADA

D

SIMULA

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: D

Simula Programming Language : Simula is the name of two simulation programming languages, Simula I and Simula 67, developed in the 1960s at the Norwegian Computing Center in Oslo, by Ole-Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard. Syntactically, it is a fairly faithful superset of ALGOL 60, also influenced by the design of Simscript.

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15.

Symbolic languages were developed in

A

1962

B

1950

C

1974

D

1980

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Symbolic languages were developed in 1950.

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16.

The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as

A

Compiler

B

Assembler

C

Interpreter

D

Language processor

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: D

A language processor is a software program designed or used to perform tasks, such as processing program code to machine code. Language processors are found in languages such as Fortran and COBOL.

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17.

The language that is an input for statement translation is called

A

Assembly language

B

Source language

C

High-level language

D

Object language

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

In translation, the source language is the language being translated from; it is the antonym of the target language, which is the language being translated to.

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18.

Who is the creator of the PASCAL language?

A

Niklaus Wirth

B

Dijkstra

C

Donald Knuth

D

Basic Pascal

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

Pascal is an imperative and procedural programming language, which Niklaus Wirth designed in 1968

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19.

The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as

A

Coding

B

Processing

C

Programming

D

File

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

None.

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20.

The computer program language which is widely used in computer science and engineering and also in business is

A

COBOL

B

FORTRAN

C

PASCAL

D

LISP

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: C

PASCAL : Pascal is an imperative and procedural programming language, which Niklaus Wirth designed in 1968

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