Computer Science Quiz 48: Programming Languages

Computer Science Quiz 48

Test your computer knowledge with this carefully designed Computer Quiz featuring Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Computer Fundamentals, Programming Languages, Computer Networking, Internet Basics, and the History of Computers. This quiz is ideal for school students, competitive exam aspirants, and computer learners.

Each question in this quiz is supported by a detailed explanation, helping learners understand not only the correct answer but also the concept behind it. This makes the quiz highly useful for revision, self-study, online assessments, and ICT activities.

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1. Which language was designed for numerical computing?

C
FORTRAN
PHP
JavaScript

2. Which language evolved from C but added managed memory?

Java
Assembly
BASIC
HTML

3. Which language is most commonly used in AI research today?

C
Python
COBOL
Assembly

4. Which language emphasizes “convention over configuration”?

Ruby
C
BASIC
Java

5. Which programming language became popular due to open-source communities?

Python
Assembly
COBOL
FORTRAN

6. Which language is often used for writing compilers?

Python
C
PHP
Ruby

7. Which language was designed to be simple yet powerful?

Java
Python
Assembly
COBOL

8. Which language played a key role in early computing education?

BASIC
Java
Python
C++

9. Which language remains widely used despite being very old?

COBOL
Assembly
FORTRAN
All of these

10. Which programming language has influenced the most modern languages?

C
BASIC
Assembly
COBOL

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