Process and Importance of programming Flashcards
Module 1
What is a programming language?
They give instructions to the computer in a form of a program or code.
What is C
A general procedural purposive programming language
Who created C? Where and When?
C was created by Dennis Ritchie in 1972 at the Bell Laboratories at ATAT(American Telephone and Telegraph
What C is used for?
C is used to creating operating systems like UNIX
C was originally called as? Why?
New B
Because it succeeded B
Which languages B was based on?
BCPL - Basic Combined Programming Language
CPL - Combined Programming Language
Who created B? When and where?
B was created by Ken Thompson during 1970 in the Bell Laboratories
How C is compiled?
- Once the code is written, it will be passed to a compiler.
- The compiler converts our code to assembly code.
- Assembly code is then being converted to machine code by an assembler.
- Then the linker combines the libraries and the code of our program. Therefore, the program is executed.
Who created BCPL? When?
Martin Richards
1967
Who created CPL? When?
University of Cambridge
1960
Which language influenced CPL?
ALGOL - Algorithmic Language
What were BCPL and CPL used to make?
They were used to create operating system and compilers
Which language is the first high-level language implemented under the UNIX operating system?
B
When was ALGOL created? What was it used for?
1950
ALGOL is used to create scientific applications.
What is a program?
A set of instruction that machines follow
