Question

software programming quiz - tia chapter 10
started: nov 20 at 1:28pm
quiz instructions
this quiz will assess your understanding of the assigned reading. quizzes are intended to be formative assessment assignments that help you understand the material as you are learning. therefore, you can retake quizzes over technology in action chapters, and only your highest score will be recorded in the grade book.
be aware that you will not be allowed multiple attempts on the unit exam and final exam that each include questions over this chapter.
question 1
2 pts
which statement does not describe fifth - generation languages?
they are the most
atural\ of languages.
they use a set of short, english - based commands (such as add) that speak directly to the cpu.
problems are presented as a series of facts or constraints rather than as a specific algorithm.
the system of facts can be queried.

Explanation:

Fifth - generation languages are designed to be more natural and problem - oriented. They present problems as facts or constraints and allow querying of the fact system. The description "They use a set of short, English - based commands (such as ADD) that speak directly to the CPU" is more characteristic of lower - level languages like assembly language, not fifth - generation languages.

Answer:

They use a set of short, English - based commands (such as ADD) that speak directly to the CPU.