Perl

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/perl

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language paradigm?Multi-paradigm: procedural, object-oriented, functional
2. What is the creator?Larry Wall
3. Who invented Perl and when?Larry Wall invented Perl in 1987. He wanted a language that could help people process reports quickly.
4. Why is Perl called "the duct tape that holds the Internet together"?Perl can connect different software pieces and make them work together, like duct tape. This helps keep many parts of the internet running smoothly.

General-Purpose Language: A programming language designed to be used for a wide variety of tasks.
Dynamic Typing: Variable types are checked and determined at runtime, not compile time.
Glue Language: A language used to connect and automate different software components.
CGI (Common Gateway Interface): A standard protocol for web servers to execute external programs.