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Which of the following is considered as first high level programming language?

A

FORTRAN

B

PROLOG

C

BASIC

D

LOGO

Solution
  • FORTRAN is a short form of ‘Formula Translation’.

  • It is considered to be the first high level language, which is used by scientists and engineers to easily solve mathematical formulas and to do complex scientific calculations.

  • FORTRANwas developed by John Backus (IBM) in 1957.

    * FORTRAN 'फॉर्मूला ट्रांसलेशन’ का संक्षिप्त रूप है।

    * यह पहली उच्च स्तरीय भाषा के रूप में जानी जाती है, जिसका उपयोग वैज्ञानिकों और इंजीनियरों द्वारा गणितीय सूत्रों को आसानी से हल करने और जटिल वैज्ञानिक गणना करने के लिए किया जाता है।

    * FORTRAN को 1957 में जॉन बैकस (IBM) द्वारा विकसित किया गया था।