Which of these is not a functional programming language
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F#
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ERLANG
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LISP
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FORTRAN
FORTRAN is a procedural/imperative language developed for scientific computing, while F#, Erlang, and Lisp are all functional programming languages that emphasize immutability, first-class functions, and declarative programming paradigms. Functional languages treat computation as the evaluation of mathematical functions, avoiding state and mutable data.
To answer this question, you need to understand the concept of functional programming languages. Functional programming languages are designed to treat computation as the evaluation of mathematical functions and avoid changing state and mutable data. Let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) F# - This option is incorrect because F# is a functional programming language developed by Microsoft that runs on the .NET framework.
Option B) ERLANG - This option is incorrect because Erlang is a functional programming language designed for concurrent, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
Option C) LISP - This option is incorrect because LISP (LISt Processing) is one of the oldest functional programming languages and is known for its use of linked lists as fundamental data structures.
Option D) FORTRAN - This option is correct because FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) is not a functional programming language. It is an imperative programming language primarily used for scientific and engineering computations.
The correct answer is D) FORTRAN. This option is correct because FORTRAN is not a functional programming language.