Introduction to Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Introduction to Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1621: What was the major challenge in promoting third-generation languages, as described by Grace Hopper?
- A: The syntax was too complex
- B: It was difficult to implement
- C: Many resisted the idea of writing programs in a form similar to natural language
- D: It required a lot of memory
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C
Q1622: What was the primary goal achieved by third-generation programming languages?
- A: Machine dependence
- B: Machine independence
- C: Faster execution
- D: Simplified syntax
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B
Q1623: Why is true machine independence difficult to achieve in third-generation languages?
- A: Lack of compilers
- B: Differences in how machines handle I/O operations
- C: Differences in programming syntax
- D: Incompatibility with hardware
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B
Q1624: Which organization has adopted standards for many popular programming languages?
- A: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- B: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- C: American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- D: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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C
Q1625: What are language extensions in programming languages?
- A: New programming languages
- B: Features provided by compiler designers that are not part of the standard language
- C: Debugging tools
- D: Error handling techniques
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B
Q1626: What is a potential problem when using language extensions in a program?
- A: Slower execution
- B: Incompatibility with compilers from different vendors
- C: More memory usage
- D: Increased code complexity
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B
Q1627: Why is the lack of true machine independence considered of little significance in the history of programming languages?
- A: Software could still be easily transported between machines
- B: Machines are all the same now
- C: Programmers only use one machine
- D: Machine independence was never a goal
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A
Q1628: What did the realization of machine independence in third-generation languages lead to?
- A: Decreased programming flexibility
- B: Dreaming of environments where humans communicate with machines in abstract concepts
- C: Rejection of high-level programming languages
- D: Increased machine dependency
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B
Q1629: What did computer scientists aim for beyond just algorithm execution in machines?
- A: Algorithm discovery process
- B: Hardware design
- C: Low-level programming
- D: Machine language optimization
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A
Q1630: Fill in the blank: Third-generation languages are close enough to being ________ that software could be transported with relative ease.
- A: user-friendly
- B: efficient
- C: machine independent
- D: memory efficient
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C