Computer W2A - Programming Languages Flashcards

1
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machine language

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first generation

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2
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lowest level

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first generation

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3
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the basic language of computers

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first generation

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4
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Binary digits (1 and 0) correspond to the on and off electrical states of the computer’s components.

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first generation

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5
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assembly language

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second generation

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6
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allows a programmer to use abbreviations and easily remembered words instead of numbers (MOV, ADD, etc.)

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second generation

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7
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high-level languages

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third generation

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8
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a programming language such as C, FORTRAN, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer

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third generation

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9
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designed to solve specific problems

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third generation

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10
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FORTRAN

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Formula Translator
third generation

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11
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LISP

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List Processing
third generation

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12
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RPG

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Report Program Generator
third generation

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13
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APL

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A Programming Language
third generation

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14
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COBOL

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Common Business-Oriented Language
third generation

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15
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BASIC

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Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
third generation

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16
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very high-level languages

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fourth generation

17
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more user-oriented, and allows programmers to develop programs with fewer commands compared to 3GLs

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fourth generation

18
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natural languages

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fifth generation

19
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has two types

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fifth generation

20
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two types of fifth generation or natural language

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ordinary human languages (English, Spanish, etc.) and programming languages that use human language to give people a more natural connection with computers

21
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AI

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Artificial Intelligence
fifth generation

22
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PROLOG

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Programming in Logic
fifth generation

23
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an object-oriented (OOP) development system for creating Windows applications

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MS Visual Basic
fifth generation