WorksheetsPrinciples of Programming Languages
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Fortran, Algol and COBOL are all PLs under scientific domain
TRUE
FALSE
Perl was created based on Ruby programming language, both scripting languages.
TRUE
FALSE
Von Neumann Architecture uses memory to store both instructions and data. The processor reads them, performs the needed operations, and then puts the result back into memory.
TRUE
FALSE
Most of the early PLs are under the scientific domain.
TRUE
FALSE
Fortran 95 allows use of special words as names for program variables.
TRUE
FALSE
Readability, writability, and reliability are commonly applied as definitive metrics to identify the best programming language across all domains.
TRUE
FALSE
Variable names in Fortran I is up to ___ characters
6
5
4
3
LISP is based on the data structure ___________.
Linked-List
Array
Trees
Matrix
The programming language initially used for ATMs.
COBOL
Smalltalk
Ada
Java
PL developed by students for students to learn programming
BASIC
PL/1
SNOBOL
APL
PL used by Apple in the early years
Ruby
Kotlin
Python
Pascal
The First machine independent PL is :
Algol
Fortran
Plankalkul
Python
1. PL for air-traffic control in various European countries and space programs.
Ada
COBOL
Java
Fortran
PL designed for system simulation.
SIMULA
BASIC
COBOL
JAVA
Program evaluation criteria can be used to compare the best programming language existing in the market.
False
True
