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First compiled programming language:

  1. Short Code
  2. Autocode
  3. FORTRAN
  4. COBOL

The Right Answer is : Option B

Explanation

The first compiled programming language was Autocode, developed by Alick Glennie in 1952 for the Manchester Mark 1 computer at the University of Manchester. It was a "simplified coding system" that allowed for direct translation into machine code, predating the widely known FORTRAN (1957).