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What is the purpose of a programming language?
What is the purpose of a programming language?
- To provide a system of notation for writing computer programs (correct)
- To provide a graphical representation of a computer program
- To provide a formal language for defining syntax
- To provide a reference implementation of a language
What is the subfield of computer science that studies programming languages?
What is the subfield of computer science that studies programming languages?
- Programming language theory (correct)
- Syntax analysis
- Semantic analysis
- Language specification
What is the most common way of defining a programming language?
What is the most common way of defining a programming language?
- A dominant implementation
- An ISO Standard
- A formal language
- A specification document (correct)