Which of the following language types is MOST likely used to retrieve data from a database?

Query languages, such as SQL (Structured Query Language), are purpose-built for interacting with databases to retrieve specific data subsets, perform data modifications, and manage database structures. They provide a high-level, declarative way to ask for data without specifying how it should be retrieved.

Scripted languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) can be used to write programs that interact with databases, but they are general-purpose languages, not exclusively for data retrieval from a database.

Assembly language is a low-level programming language that interacts directly with a computer's hardware, and it is not used for direct data retrieval from a database.

Compiled languages (e.g., C++, Java) are high-level languages translated into machine code before execution, and while they can connect to databases, they are not themselves 'database query languages.'