Concepts Of Programming Languages
Concepts Of Programming Languages
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ISBN: 9780134997186
Author: Sebesta, Robert W.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Strongest influence on programming languages design over past 50 years:

Computer architecture has been the strongest influence on language design for the last 50 years. Computer architecture means the internal structure or organization of a computer.

The most popular architecture used is von Neumann Architecture. Almost all the digital computers after 1940s use von Neumann Architecture.

Influence of Von Neumann Architecture:

  • Von Neumann Architecture uses a single memory to store data as well as programs and a processor to perform computations.
  • Data and instructions flow from memory to processor for computation and later the result is transferred back to the memory.
  • The languages are designed so as to take advantage of the working of the von Neumann computers...

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