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Question 11 • Introduction to Information Technology - EL3701

Which statement about programming languages is true?

Answer
A
Lisp was designed for artificial intelligence research.
B
BASIC was the first high-level programming language.
C
FORTRAN was an early programming language designed for business use.
D
Pascal was the first programming language for personal computers.

Explanation

Lisp was created for symbolic computation and became closely associated with artificial intelligence research. BASIC was not the first high-level language; FORTRAN is generally recognized as an early high-level language, developed mainly for scientific and engineering calculations. FORTRAN was not designed primarily for business use, and Pascal was not the first programming language for personal computers.

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