Test 1 Part 1

Question 1

Six Attributes of a Variable

Answer 1

Name, Address, Value, Type, Lifetime, Scope

Question 2

Four Grammar Types

Answer 2

Regular, Unrestricted, Context-free, Context-sensitive

Question 3

Definition of a Strongly Types Language

Answer 3

Catches all types of Errors + Exceptions

Question 4

Definition of an ambiguous grammar

Answer 4

Two different parse trees can be made by the same sentence

Question 5

What is the L-value of a variable?

Answer 5

Address of a Variable

Question 6

What is the R-value of a variable

Answer 6

Value

Question 7

APL language is either

Answer 7

Interpreted, Dynamic Language

Question 8

Language Evaluation criteria

Answer 8

Readability, Writability, Reliability, cost

Question 9

Six reasons to study concepts of Programming Languages

Answer 9

Express Ideas, Better Knowledge of background, advanced knowledge of computers, Learn a new language, Better implementation

Question 10

5 Major Language categories

Answer 10

Imperative, Functional, Logic, Object Oriented, Visual

Question 11

Two Languages that are Strongly typed

Answer 11

ML, Miranda

Question 12

Major Scientific Computing Program

Answer 12

Fortran

Question 13

Binding Times

Answer 13

Compiler Design, Language design, Load, Run, Compile

Question 14

Major Categories of Readability

Answer 14

Orthogonality, Overall Simplicity, Control Statements, Data Types/Structures, Syntax

Question 15

Major Business Computing

Answer 15

Cobol

Question 16

Famous Computer Scientist

Answer 16

Dijkstra

Question 17

Difference between Reserved and key words

Answer 17

RW- Used by the language that cannot be used as variable names
KW- Have Special meaning in the languages