1. Which of the following programming languages is considered the first modern programming language?
- Fortran
- Assembly Language
- COBOL
- Lisp
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2. Which programming language was developed primarily for business applications and remains in use today?
- Fortran
- COBOL
- Pascal
- JavaScript
3. Which of the following programming languages was the first to be developed for artificial intelligence applications?
- Fortran
- Lisp
- C
- Python
4. Which language was created to overcome the limitations of early assembly languages and was the foundation of many subsequent languages?
- Java
- Pascal
- Fortran
- C
5. Which programming language introduced the concept of object-oriented programming (OOP)?
- Java
- C++
- Python
- Smalltalk
6. Which language was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of C to include object-oriented features?
- Java
- Pascal
- C++
- Ruby
7. Which programming language was designed for teaching programming in universities and has a strong influence on modern programming languages?
- Java
- Pascal
- FORTRAN
- COBOL
8. Which programming language was created for the development of software that could run on different types of hardware and systems without modification?
- Java
- C++
- Python
- Ruby
9. Which of the following programming languages was primarily developed for mathematical and scientific computations?
- COBOL
- Pascal
- FORTRAN
- JavaScript
10. Which language was designed to simplify the use of object-oriented concepts and has seen widespread use in web and mobile applications?
- Python
- C#
- Java
- Ruby
11. Which early computer language was designed in the 1950s for scientific and mathematical programming?
- Java
- COBOL
- ALGOL
- FORTRAN
12. Which language introduced the concept of garbage collection to automatically manage memory?
- Java
- C#
- Python
- Lisp
13. Which programming language is known for its ability to produce efficient machine code and is used in systems programming?
- C
- Assembly Language
- Python
- Java
14. Which language was the precursor to Java and influenced its development with the concept of bytecode?
- C
- C++
- Smalltalk
- Oak
15. Which of the following programming languages was initially developed in the 1960s for handling business data processing applications?
- COBOL
- FORTRAN
- ALGOL
- Java
16. Which programming language introduced the concept of the "sandbox" for secure execution of applications on the web?
- Java
- Python
- Ruby
- JavaScript
17. Which programming language was originally developed to work with the UNIX operating system and is still widely used for system programming today?
- C
- Python
- Java
- Perl
18. Which of the following programming languages was developed in the 1990s for academic use and is known for its design in teaching basic programming principles?
- C
- Java
- Scheme
- Scratch
19. The development of the programming language Swift was primarily focused on which platform?
- Windows
- Android
- iOS
- Linux
20. Which of the following languages is a derivative of the Lisp programming language and is widely used for AI research?
- Python
- Scheme
- Java
- C++
21. The development of Python was influenced by which language that emphasized readability and simplicity?
- Ruby
- ABC
- C++
- JavaScript
22. Which language was created by Microsoft and has since become popular for developing Windows applications?
- Java
- C#
- C
- Objective-C
23. Which early programming language was primarily used for teaching and learning about algorithmic thinking?
- Lisp
- FORTRAN
- Pascal
- COBOL
24. What is the primary purpose of assembly language in early computer systems?
- To perform high-level data processing
- To control hardware directly with symbolic representations
- To support database management
- To design websites
25. Which programming language was developed in 1960 and is one of the earliest to focus on structured programming?
- FORTRAN
- ALGOL
- COBOL
- Pascal
26. Which of the following programming languages was designed for the purpose of mathematical computations and AI in the late 1950s?
- Java
- Fortran
- Lisp
- Pascal
27. Who is credited with creating the first high-level programming language, Fortran?
- John Backus
- Dennis Ritchie
- Alan Turing
- Bjarne Stroustrup
28. The C programming language, developed by Dennis Ritchie, was originally created to develop which operating system?
- Windows
- Linux
- UNIX
- MacOS
29. What is the primary purpose of the programming language Python, which was developed in the late 1980s?
- Web development
- Data analysis and machine learning
- Systems programming
- Artificial intelligence
30. The first version of Java, a programming language, was developed by which company?
- Sun Microsystems
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- IBM