Assignment 2: Assemble Link Execute

What is the purpose of the linker?

• To translate the program into machine language

• To check for calls to procedures in a link library

• To load the executable file into memory

• To generate a listing file

What does the loader utility do?

• Translates the program into machine language

• Checks for calls to procedures in a link library

• Loads the executable file into memory

• Generates a listing file

What is an object file?

• A translation of a program into machine language

• A file that contains the source code of a program

• A file that contains procedures from a link library

• A file that contains the combined procedures and object code

What is an executable file?

• A translation of a program into machine language

• A file that contains the source code of a program

• A file that contains procedures from a link library

• A file that contains the combined procedures and object code

What does a listing file contain?

• The source code of the program

• The machine code of each instruction

• The numeric address of each instruction

• All of the above

What does an operation code represent?

• The source code of the program

• The machine code of each instruction

• The numeric address of each instruction

• A specific machine instruction

What is the purpose of the assembler?

• To translate the program into machine language

• To check for calls to procedures in a link library

• To load the executable file into memory

• To generate a listing file