*Purpose is to simply and easily create and write reports/ analyses on data, with little or no updating ability.
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General Purpose Languages
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*Most languages ever developed, they can do all types of processing, including updating
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Object-oriented Languages
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*Have the ability to "Abstract" and "Inheret " classes of data and associated procedures from earlier designed classes.
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Non-procedural Languages
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languages that do NOT require the programmer to specifically in detail, instruct the computer what To do in order to accomplish its task
higher level languages like SQL. 4GL languages. easy to learn, runs slow, good for reports
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Procedural Languages
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language requires the programmer to specifically in detail intersect the computer what to do in order to accomplish its task
C is procedura;. C plus can be procedural. assembler is procedural. lower level languages.
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Visual Languages
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*Purpose is to put text, pictures and other items on a screen for users to see