T.L.E(PROGRAMMING10)

What does the acronym BASIC stand for?

• Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

• Basic Arithmetic Symbolic Integer Code

• Binary Application Symbol Input Code

• Basic Arithmetic System Instruction Code

What is a special language programmers use to develop software programs, scripts, or other sets of instructions for computers to execute?

• Machine Language

• Programming Language

• Natural Language

• Procedural Language

BASIC was developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz in the:

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1940s

What is called a portion of the language that a computer can understand?

• Binary

• Syntax

• Compiling

• Semantics

Which of the following is used to present non-numeric information such as names or addresses?

• String

• Variable

• Constant

• Expression

Which arithmetic operator in BASIC has the highest precedence?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Exponentiation

• Division

HTML and XML are examples of a Fourth Generation Language (4GL) which is also known as:

• Machine language
  

• Procedural language
  

• Very high-level language
  

• Natural language

Which is an example of a Third Generation Language (3GL)?

• Bash
  

• Machine Code
  

• Java
  

• HTML

What is the correct BASIC notation for the algebraic expression (a + b + c)/3?

• (a+b+c)÷3

• a+b+c/3

• (A+B+C)/3

• A+(B+C)/3

A constant is:

• A value that changes during program execution

• A fixed value that does not change

• A data type that holds characters

• A line of code that repeats