To learn a little about the origins of Pascal, and to read a description of an unfamiliar language to understand the semantics of the language.
Browse the history of languages diagram (www.cs.nmsu.edu/~rth/cs/cs471/lang.pdf) on the web site and find the language that is the precursor of Pascal. Then answer these questions about it by browsing the web:
1. Who developed the language and when?
2. What does the declaration REF REAL ai = a[i]; mean?
3. What does the declaration [1:0 FLEX]CHAR s; mean?
4. What does the expression a IS b mean?
5. Did the language use the call-by-name style of parameter passing used in Algol 60?
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(total 20 points)
January 24th. by 5:00pm.