Programming Languages

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What is a programming language?

  • A system of notation for writing computer programs (correct)
  • A software for creating graphics
  • A type of computer hardware
  • A device for performing calculations

What are the two components into which the description of a programming language is usually split?

  • Input and output
  • Code and data
  • Syntax and semantics (correct)
  • Hardware and software

How is the C programming language specified?

  • By a dominant implementation
  • By a user manual
  • By an ISO Standard (correct)
  • By a proprietary standard

What does programming language theory study?

<p>The design, implementation, analysis, characterization, and classification of programming languages (A)</p>
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How is Perl defined?

<p>By a dominant implementation (B)</p>
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Who developed the C programming language in the 1970s?

<p>Dennis Ritchie (C)</p>
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What was the C programming language originally developed for?

<p>Constructing utilities running on Unix (A)</p>
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In which domain is the usage of C programming language decreasing?

<p>Application software (D)</p>
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What is the range of computer architectures where C is commonly used?

<p>From the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and embedded systems (D)</p>
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Which programming language is C a successor to?

<p>B (B)</p>
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