Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

Which programming language is much in vogue among users of microcomputers

A ALGOL

B APL

C LOGO

D FORTH

E None of the above

ANS:D - FORTH

FORTH : Forth is an imperative stack-based computer programming language and environment.

ALGOL : (Algorithmic Language) is a family of imperative computer programming languages, originally developed in the mid-1950s, which greatly influenced many other languages.

APL (named after the book A Programming Language): is developed in the 1960s by Kenneth E. Iverson. Its central datatype is the multidimensional array. It uses a large range of special graphic symbols to represent most functions and operators, leading to very concise code.

LOGO : is an educational programming language.