Which programming language is based on Algol $60$ ?

PILOT

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SNOBOL

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ADA

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SIMULA

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D SIMULA
SIMULA is a programming language is based on Algol 60.

Simula was the first object-oriented programming language. Java, Python, C++, Visual Basic .NET and Ruby are the most popular OOP languages today. The Java programming language is designed especially for use in distributed applications on corporate networks and the Internet. Ruby is used in many Web applications.

ALGOL 60 was the first language implementing nested function definitions with lexical scope. It gave rise to many other programming languages, including CPL, Simula, BCPL, B, Pascal and C. Niklaus Wirth based his own ALGOL W on ALGOL 60 before moving to develop Pascal.

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