CSC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bjarne Stroustrup, Sun Microsystems, Fortran
19 Feb 2019
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CSC 1100 – Problem Solving and Programming
Homework 2 – Fardus Ahmed
25 points – Due January 31, 11am
Late deadline is February 2, 11:59pm, but 20% off
a) Save this document with your name and the homework number somewhere in
the file name.
b) Type/paste your answers into the document.
c) Submit this document to the Canvas item where you downloaded this document.
1) [4 points] Using information from the Internet or a textbook, list any four facts
about the history of programming languages. Include your sources in the form of
hyperlinks or book citations.
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Fact
Source
1
In 1957, the first of the major
languages appeared in the
form of FORTRAN. Its name
stands for FORmula
TRANslating system
https://cs.brown.edu/~adf/programming_languages.html
2
1983: C++ is an extension of
the C language and was
developed by Bjarne
Stroustrup. It is one of the
most widely used languages in
the world.
https://www.onlinecollegeplan.com/computer-
programming-languages/
3
In 1991, designed by Guido
Van Rossum, Python is easier
to read and requires fewer
lines of code than many other
computer programming
languages. It was named after
the British comedy group
Monty Python. Popular sites
like Instagram use
frameworks that are written in
Python.
https://www.onlinecollegeplan.com/computer-
programming-languages/
4
Sun Microsystems decided
that interactive TV needed a
special, portable (can run on
many types of machines),
language. This language
eventually became Java.
https://cs.brown.edu/~adf/programming_languages.html
2) [4 points] Write an algorithm to describe how to convert a user input from
Fahrenheit to an output of Celsius. Use enough detail that you have between five
and ten steps. List any assumptions.
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Document Summary
Include your sources in the form of hyperlinks or book citations. In 1957, the first of the major languages appeared in the form of fortran. 1983: c++ is an extension of the c language and was developed by bjarne. It is one of the most widely used languages in the world. Van rossum, python is easier to read and requires fewer lines of code than many other computer programming languages. It was named after the british comedy group. Popular sites like instagram use frameworks that are written in. Sun microsystems decided that interactive tv needed a special, portable (can run on many types of machines), language. This language eventually became java: [4 points] write an algorithm to describe how to convert a user input from. Use enough detail that you have between five and ten steps. Explicit type casting is performed by the programmer.
