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'BASIC' computer abbreviation usually means ?

  1. Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

  2. Beginners All-Purpose Synchronous Instruction Code

  3. Beginners All-Purpose Server Instruction Code

  4. Beginners All-Purpose Short Instruction Code
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Explanation

BASIC stands for 'Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.' It was designed in 1964 as an easy-to-learn programming language for beginners. The key word is 'Symbolic' - it uses symbolic instructions, not 'Synchronous', 'Server', or 'Short' as the distractors suggest.

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