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Duplicate of Concepts of Programming Languages-Ch 1

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1
What language used orthogonality as a primary design criteria?
Fortran
Adabas
COBOL
ALGOL68
2
Aliasing is:
Using a secret name for a variable
Only used in department of defense programs
A way to standardize naming of variables
Having two or more program variables access the same memory
3
Why is readability important to writability?
Readability is only important when compiling a program
Readability is only important when modifying, not creating
It's not important, only writability is important
Lack of readability leads to lack of writability
4
In what language is most of Unix written?
Assemby
C
BASH
Machine Code
5
The strongest influences on programming languages in the past 60 years are:
Compiler technology
The cost of hardware
The wages of programmers
Computer architecture and program design methods
6
Why does operator overloading harm readability of programs?
The syntax is seldom used
By adding too many operators
Overloading can be confusing to readers
Programs get too long
7
What language first supported object orientation?
Java
C++
Smalltalk
Ada
8
Orthogonality in programming languages means
No operator overloading is allowed
Math operators are distinct
A small # of primitives combine in a small # of ways
The opposite of object orientation
9
What is the benefit of knowing programming language characteristics?
This knowledge will influence choice of best language to use
All programmers need to know at least 5 languages
Hardware manufacturers need this input from programmers
By raising wages for programmers
10
Which language has dominated business applications for 60+ years?
Fortran
COBOL
Ada
SQL