COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

PASCAL, Qbasic and Pseudocode are examples of which generation language?

A	First
B	Second
C	Third
D	Fourth

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Third generation languages (3GLs). Some examples of 3GLs are BASIC, COBOL, Pascal, Fortran, C, C++, Perl and Ada. One of the latest languages to hit the market is called JAVA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most popular general-purpose languages today, such as C, C++, C#, Java, BASIC and Pascal, are also third-generation languages, although each of these languages can be further subdivided into other categories based on other contemporary traits. Most 3GLs support structured programming.

Detailed explanation-3: -3. The third-generation languages, or 3GL, are high-level languages, such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Visual Basic. 4. The fourth-generation languages, or 4GL, are languages that consist of statements similar to statements in a human language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of the third generation computers include IBM-360 series, Honeywell-6000 series, PDP (Personal Data Processor), and IBM-370/168.

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