2.4 - Types of Programming language

Question 1

What are imperative programming paradigms?

Answer 1

• approach to using a programming language to solve a problem that uses code that clearly specifies the actions to be performed

Question 2

What is procedural programming?

Answer 2

• widely used paradigms as it can be applied to a range of problems
• easy to write and interpret
• written as a sequence of instructions
• instructions carried out step by step

Question 3

What is object-oriented programming?

Answer 3

• suited to problems which can be broken down into reusable components with similar characteristics
• based on objects formed from classes which have attributes and methods
• focuses on making programs that are reusable and easy to update and maintain

Question 4

What is declarative programming?

Answer 4

• states the desired result and the programming language determines how best to obtain the result
• details about how result is obtained are abstracted from the user

Question 5

What is functional programming?

Answer 5

• functions form the core of the program
• function calls are often combined within each other
• closely linked to mathematics

Question 6

What is logic programming?

Answer 6

• a set of facts and rules based on the problem is defined
• queries are used to find answers to problems