Question: What is considered the first high-level programming language?
A Java
B Python
C FORTRAN
D Assembly Language
Answer: FORTRAN
| Programming Language |
Year of Creation |
Developer |
Primary Use |
Description |
| FORTRAN |
1957 |
John Backus |
Scientific and Engineering |
· FORTRAN (short for “Formula Translation”) was the first high-level programming language, developed by IBM in 1957.
· It was designed for scientific and engineering calculations, making it easier to write and read code compared to low-level assembly languages. |
| Java |
1995 |
James Gosling |
General-purpose |
· Java, developed by James Gosling and his team at Sun Microsystems (now Oracle), is a versatile, object-oriented programming language known for its “Write Once, Run Anywhere” capability. |
| Python |
1989 |
Guido van Rossum |
General-purpose |
· Python, created by Guido van Rossum,
· It is a high-level, interpreted programming language. |
