Question

The first language of computers was
1. PASCAL
2. FOXPRO
3. FORTRAN
4. COBOL

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : FORTRAN

The correct answer is FORTRAN.

• The first language of computers was FORTRAN.

• Charles Babbage was the first person to conceive an automatic calculator or a computer in 1833.
  • He is called the ‘Father of modern computer’.
• The credit for developing the first computer program goes to Lady Ada  Lovelace, a student of Babbage. 
• FORTRAN:
  • Formula Translation was the first computer language developed by IBM in 1957.
  • It is used in engineering and scientific applications.
  • The syntax is very rigid in FORTRAN.

• PASCAL:
  • It was designed for teaching computer science and used on small computers and is better structured than BASIC. 
• FOXPRO:
  • It is an object-oriented programming language.
• COBOL stands for Common Business Oriented Language.
  • It is a Business-Oriented Language.