Midterm Quiz | CSC 324 SPL

What is the primary characteristic of machine languages (first-generation languages)?

• Use of English-like phrases

• Reliance on binary code

• High-level of portability

• Translation by an assembler

What role does the assembler play in working with assembly languages (second-generation languages)?

• Translating assembly code into machine code

• Translating high-level languages into machine code

• Translating machine code into binary code

• Converting English-like phrases into numbers

Which generation of high-level languages is characterized by the use of true English-like phrasing and portability?

• Second-generation languages

• Third-generation languages

• Fourth-generation languages

• Fifth-generation languages

What is a major advantage of third-generation languages (3GLs)?

• Efficiency

• Machine dependence

• Harder to learn

• Poor control on hardware

What role does a compiler play in the development of a program?

• Translates high-level language into machine code line by line

• Converts source code into object code immediately

• Reads the source program and checks for syntax errors

• Translates the source code and runs it before translating the next statement

In a typical C program development environment, what is the role of the linker?

• Edits the source code

• Stores object code on disk

• Links the object code with libraries

• Executes the program instructions

What are fourth-generation languages (4GLs) known for?

• Reliance on text-based environments

• Extreme difficulty of development

• Use of graphical tools and visual environments

• The use of artificial intelligence

What characterizes fifth-generation languages (5GLs) in the programming community?

• High ease of use and development

• Use of algorithms to solve problems

• Reliance on constraints rather than algorithms

• Limited debate and clear definition

Which of the following languages does not belong to the category of third-generation languages (3GLs)?

• FORTAN

• COBOL

• Visual Basic (VB)

• Prolog

What are the three broad categories that programming languages fall into?

• Machine languages, Assembly languages, and Higher-level languages

• Low-level languages, Middle-level languages, and High-level languages

• First-generation languages, Second-generation languages, and Third-generation languages

• Binary languages, English-like languages, and Graphical languages