List of basic question.Please Help.

From: prashna (vashwath_at_rediffmail.com)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: 28 Dec 2004 22:29:40 -0800

Hi all,
I have just started learning FORTRAN and these are the basic questions
I searched in the net for which I could not find any answers. Hope I
get answers here.
1)Why FORTRAN is considered as the language suitable for computations?
In my opinion all the languages can be used for computations(I am sure
I am wrong )?
2) what is the difference between the following array declarations?
LOGICAL*1 NAME(LENGTH)
LOGICAL VALUE*1(MAXLEN)
3)Can I change the parameters of the function? If changed will the
change the actual parameters that are passed while calling also gets
changed?
4)What is the difference between the FORMAT codes F,G and E?All I know
is that they are used for real data's.

Thanks,