Which one of the following is computer high-level programming language?

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Correct — D, All of the above. COBOL, PASCAL and BASIC are all high-level programming languages — they use English-like, human-readable statements that must be translated into machine code by a compiler or interpreter, and they are largely independent of the underlying hardware. Since each of the three qualifies, the correct choice is 'All of the above.'

Why the other options are wrong — (a) COBOL is indeed a high-level language (used for business data processing), but it is not the ONLY correct one, so picking it alone is incomplete.  (b) PASCAL is also a high-level language (designed for teaching structured programming), so choosing it alone leaves out the other valid options.  (c) BASIC is a high-level language too (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), so it cannot be the single correct answer when the others also qualify.

Concept: Programming languages are graded by how close they are to human language versus machine hardware. High-level languages (COBOL, PASCAL, BASIC, C, Java, Python) are English-like and portable, and need a compiler or interpreter to run. Low-level languages are machine code (binary) and assembly language, which are tied to a specific processor. The question lists three classic high-level languages.

State PCS 2019 Q34 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer

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