FORTRAN TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Who developed Fortran? - ANSWER John Backus and IBM
programmers
When was Fortran first published? - ANSWER 1957
What does Fortran stand for? - ANSWER FORmula TRANslation
What did Fortran replace? - ANSWER machine/assembly code
What was the first standardized version of Fortran? - ANSWER Fortran
'66 (Fortran IV)
What was the second standardized version of Fortran? - ANSWER
Fortran '77
When was Fortran '77 released? - ANSWER 1978
What versions are in "modern Fortran"? - ANSWER 90, 95, 03, 08
What is the other computer programming language used for the same
purposes as Fortran? - ANSWER C++
Why is Fortran still used over C++? - ANSWER legacy code, easy to
learn
How to display text? - ANSWER write(*,*)
How to define a real variable? - ANSWER real :: x
How to define an integer variable? - ANSWER integer :: x
How to define a constant? - ANSWER real, parameter :: g=9.8
How to multiply two values together? - ANSWER x*y
ANSWERS
Who developed Fortran? - ANSWER John Backus and IBM
programmers
When was Fortran first published? - ANSWER 1957
What does Fortran stand for? - ANSWER FORmula TRANslation
What did Fortran replace? - ANSWER machine/assembly code
What was the first standardized version of Fortran? - ANSWER Fortran
'66 (Fortran IV)
What was the second standardized version of Fortran? - ANSWER
Fortran '77
When was Fortran '77 released? - ANSWER 1978
What versions are in "modern Fortran"? - ANSWER 90, 95, 03, 08
What is the other computer programming language used for the same
purposes as Fortran? - ANSWER C++
Why is Fortran still used over C++? - ANSWER legacy code, easy to
learn
How to display text? - ANSWER write(*,*)
How to define a real variable? - ANSWER real :: x
How to define an integer variable? - ANSWER integer :: x
How to define a constant? - ANSWER real, parameter :: g=9.8
How to multiply two values together? - ANSWER x*y