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450 ch. 2 quiz Flashcards

1
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still popular today for scientific applications that require extensive mathematical computations

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Fortran

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2
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highly optimizing compilers

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Fortran

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3
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types & storage of all variables fixed before runtime

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Fortran

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4
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dramatically changed way computers are used

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Fortran

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5
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AI

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LISP

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6
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two data types: atoms & lists

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LISP

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7
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pioneered functional programming

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LISP

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8
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syntax based on lambda calculus

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LISP

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9
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all subsequent imperative languages based on it

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ALGOL

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10
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first machine independent language

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ALGOL

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11
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first language with formally defined syntax

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ALGOL

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12
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first language required by DoD

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COBOL

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13
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still most widely used business applications language

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COBOL

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14
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easy to learn for non-science students

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Basic

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15
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user time more important than computer time

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Basic

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16
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language to do both scientific and business

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PL/I

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17
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first pointer

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PL/I

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18
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first array cross sections

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PL/I

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19
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first unit-level concurrency

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PL/I

20
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first exception handling

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PL/I

21
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dynamic languages

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APL & SNOBOL

22
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still used for certain text processing tasks & string manipulation

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SNOBOL

23
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data abstraction

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SIMULA 67

24
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classes, objects, inheritance

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SIMULA 67

25
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orthogonal design

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ALGOL 68

26
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designed for teaching structured programming

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Pascal

27
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systems programming

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C

28
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powerful operators but poor type checking

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C

29
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based on formal logic; non-procedural

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PROLOG

30
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intelligent database system with inferencing process

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PROLOG

31
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largest design effort

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Ada

32
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DoD (but not first)

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Ada

33
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teaching programming to children

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Smalltalk

34
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first full OO language

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Smalltalk

35
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OOP and procedural programming

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C++

36
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libraries, portable

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Java

37
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Web programming

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Java

38
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use increased faster than any other PL

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Java

39
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.NET

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C#

40
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CGI

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Perl

41
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client side, purely interpreted

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JavaScript

42
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server side, purely interpreted

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PHP

43
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OO interpreted, general purpose

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Python

44
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pure OO, purely interpreted

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Ruby

45
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purely interpreted Web languages

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JavaScript, PHP, Ruby

46
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promoted OOP and GUI

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Smalltalk

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