Which of the following high level language is NOT suitable for generating or developing a data file?

Question

(A) BASIC (B) FORTRAN (C) COBOL (D) PASCAL (E) None of these.

Answer 1

I've personally written and read files from BASIC, Fortran and Pascal.  I've seen code in COBOL do this.  I'd go with E.

I'm not aware of a language that lacks file I/O.

Answer 2

All are suitable (and I respectably disagree with the idea that just because they are older languages, they should be avoided...with an up-to-date compiler, the code they generate is every bit as efficient as C# or other newer languages - if not moreso.)

Answer 3

All and none, actually.

They're all ancient, so none of them would be a wise choice today for a data program.

However, they are all capable of reading and writing data to a file, too.

Answer 4

All of them can easily generate and/or create a data file - I've developed programs in all four languages. Depending upon what kind of data and how large the data file is should determine which language you use. It's pretty much a personal preference.