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Programming Languages and Compilers

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Programming languages and compilers involve the rules, syntax, and semantics used to write and execute software programs. Key areas include scripting languages, object oriented concepts, and parsing algorithms like top down parsers. Practice these computer science questions to build proficiency for technical and computer knowledge exams.

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Programming Languages and Compilers Questions

Multiple choice

What does BASIC stand for?

  1. It was the basic language that computers were built to use.

  2. It originally ran as basic terminal.

  3. It was named after Yugoslavian programmer Vladimir basic.

  4. It was an acronym, i.e. Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

BASIC is an acronym that stands for Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, designed to be easy for students to learn.

Multiple choice

The first computer language developed was

  1. COBOL

  2. BASIC

  3. FORTRAN

  4. PASCAL
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

FORTRAN (Formula Translation) is widely considered the first high-level programming language to be widely used, developed by IBM in the 1950s.

Multiple choice

A programme written in assembly language is called

  1. assembler

  2. high-level

  3. computer

  4. machine

  5. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

A program written in assembly language is known as source code or an assembly language program. The system software that translates this assembly code into machine language is called an assembler, meaning none of the options correctly define the program itself.

Multiple choice

Which of the following commands for configuring net flow on a Cisco router is used to terminate the configuration session and return to privileged EXEC mode?

  1. Router(config)# ip flow-export version 9

  2. Router(config)# IP flow-export template timeout-rate 90

  3. Router(config)# end

  4. Router>enable

  5. Exit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This command for configuring net flow on a Cisco router is used to terminate the configuration session and return to privileged EXEC mode.

Multiple choice

Which of the following commands for configuring netflow on a Cisco router is used to specify the options template export statistics, including how many flows have been exported?

  1. Router(config)# IP flow-export template options export-stats

  2. Router(config)# ip flow-export template timeout-rate 90

  3. Router(config)# ip flow-export version 9

  4. Router>enable

  5. CD
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This command for configuring netflow on a Cisco router is used to specify the options template export statistics, including how many flows have been exported.