Computer Programming Languages For Beginners Quiz

10 Questions | By Thejoshwolfe | Updated: Mar 18, 2022 | Attempts: 398

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1.

Which of the following is NOT true?
- A.
  
  A statement can contain statements.
- B.
  
  An expression can contain expressions.
- C.
  
  A statement can contain expressions.
- D.
  
  An expression can contain statements.
2.

Scripting languages, by definition, require which of the following:
- A.
  
  Control structures
- B.
  
  Run-time interpretation
- C.
  
  A host environment
- D.
  
  A standard input and standard output api
3.

IO in purely functional programming languages is typically accomplished through the use of
- A.
  
  Monads
- B.
  
  Heaps
- C.
  
  Dijkstra's Algorithm
- D.
  
  Eager evaluation
4.

The defining characteristic of a closure is the presence of a(n)
- A.
  
  Anonymous function
- B.
  
  First-class function
- C.
  
  Bound variable
- D.
  
  Reference to an immutable local variable in an enclosing function
5.

Algebraic Data Types are
- A.
  
  Arbitrary precision numeric types
- B.
  
  Tagged unions
- C.
  
  Arrays
- D.
  
  Unattainable
6.

The "yield" keyword in Icon, XL, Ruby, Python 2.0, C# 2.0, and JavaScript 1.7 results in which of the following?
- A.
  
  The use of a generator
- B.
  
  The creation of an array
- C.
  
  An OS-level context switch
- D.
  
  The temporary release of a resource lock
7.

A first-class function is a
- A.
  
  Function that takes no parameters
- B.
  
  Function that takes functions as parameters
- C.
  
  Function that is an object
- D.
  
  Closure
8.

Between which two generations of programming languages is there no difference in run-time efficiency.
- A.
  
  First & second
- B.
  
  Second & third
- C.
  
  Third & fourth
- D.
  
  Fourth & fifth
9.

Which of the following programming language families mandates a dynamic type system:
- A.
  
  Scripting Languages
- B.
  
  Functional Programming Languages
- C.
  
  Declarative Programming Languages
- D.
  
  None of the above
10.

In Java, JavaScript, Python, and C# what is the result of executing the following pseudo code (translated into each languages respective syntax):try throw exception1finally throw exception2
- A.
  
  Exception1 is thrown and exception2 is never thrown.
- B.
  
  Exception1 is discarded and exception2 is thrown instead.
- C.
  
  Exception2 is thrown up the call stack and handled appropriately, then then same for exception1.
- D.
  
  Trick question. It's a compile error.