Английский для пользователей компьютеров. Ч.2. Белобородова М.Л - 24 стр.

 8. The language that doesn't require the user to learn a specific vocabulary or
   syntax is:
      a. RPG
      b. FORTRAN
      c. COBOL
      d. BASIC
      e. none of the above
 8. Which of the following is a high-level language?
       a. Ada
       b. BASIC
       c. COBOL
       d. FORTRAN
       e. all of the above
 9. Which of the following allows users to specify what the computer is
     supposed to do rather than how the computer is supposed to do it?
      a. nonprocedural language
      b. FORTRAN
      c. BASIC
      d. COBOL
      e. none of the above
4. Write a Russian translation for the parts of the text in bold type.
5. Write answers to the questions:
 1. How do third-generation languages differ from first- and second-generation
   languages?
 2. What is a natural language?
 3. Why is it relevant to users to know what software development tools, or
   programming languages, are used to create software?
 4. What are the main characteristics of machine languages?
 5. What are the five main types of fourth-generation language tools?
 6. What were the reasons behind the development of high-level programming
   languages?
 7. How does a programmer decide what language should be used to write a
   particular program?
 8. What is the difference between procedural and nonprocedural languages?
 9. What is the purpose of a report generator?
 10. Why should the user understand how a computer programmer develops
     software using a high-level language?
6. Discussion: