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?

The design, implementation, analysis, characterization, and classification of programming languages Signup and view all the answers

How is Perl defined?

By a dominant implementation Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the C programming language in the 1970s?

Dennis Ritchie Signup and view all the answers

What was the C programming language originally developed for?

Constructing utilities running on Unix Signup and view all the answers

In which domain is the usage of C programming language decreasing?

Application software Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of computer architectures where C is commonly used?

From the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and embedded systems Signup and view all the answers

Which programming language is C a successor to?

B Signup and view all the answers

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What is a programming language?

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

How is the C programming language specified?

What does programming language theory study?

How is Perl defined?

Who developed the C programming language in the 1970s?

What was the C programming language originally developed for?

In which domain is the usage of C programming language decreasing?

What is the range of computer architectures where C is commonly used?

Which programming language is C a successor to?

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