PL1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
How many generations does pl have?
6
1st gem
machine languages
2nd gen
assembly languages
3rd gen
high level languages
examples of 3rd gen
BASIC FORTRAN and COBOL
What is BASIC?
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
What is COBOL?
Common Business-Oriented Language
What is FORTRAN?
FORmula TRANslation
what are the 2 types of errors?
logical and syntax error
Who discovered the first bug?
Grace Murray Hopper
what system does COBOL
LEgacy systems
what is the 4th gen
very high level language
examples of 4th gen
python, ruby, php, sql, perl
5th gen
very closely resembles human speech
designed to makke computer smarter
5th gen
examples of 5th gen
mercury and prolog
6th
very high level programming language with abstraction
no code
6th gen
visual development
6th gen
what are the 2 paradigms of PLs
imperative and Declarative
“how” the program solves the problem
imperative
“what” the program solves
declarative
what are the 2 types of imperative
procedural programming and object-oriented programming
Follows a sequence/steps
procedural programming