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Programming Languages Basics — Computer Questions & Practice

Practise 16 Programming Languages Basics questions from Computer for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. What is a 'Programming Language'?

  1. AA type of database
  2. BA formal language comprising instructions used to produce various kinds of output/software on a computer
  3. CA type of hardware
  4. DA type of network protocol
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'A formal language comprising instructions used to produce various kinds of output/software on a computer'.

2. What is 'Assembly Language'?

  1. AA low-level programming language that uses mnemonic codes to represent machine language instructions
  2. BA high-level language like Java
  3. CA database query language
  4. DA markup language like HTML
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'A low-level programming language that uses mnemonic codes to represent machine language instructions'.

3. What is a 'Compiler'?

  1. AA program that translates the entire source code of a high-level language into machine code before execution
  2. BA type of computer virus
  3. CA program that translates code line-by-line during execution
  4. DA type of database
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'A program that translates the entire source code of a high-level language into machine code before execution'.

4. Which of the following is an example of a programming language that is typically interpreted?

  1. AAssembly language
  2. BPython
  3. CC++
  4. DC
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'Python'.

5. Who is considered the creator of the C programming language?

  1. ADennis Ritchie
  2. BBjarne Stroustrup
  3. CJames Gosling
  4. DGuido van Rossum
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Answer: A

The correct answer is 'Dennis Ritchie'.

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