Linker and Loader Quiz

The linker ?

• is same as the loader

• is required to create a load module

• is always used before programs are executed

• None of above

A system program that combines the separately compiled modules of a program into a form suitable for execution?

• Assembler

• Linking loader

• Cross compiler

• Load and Go

Loading process can be divided into two separate programs, to solve some problems. The first is binder the other is ?

• Linkage editor

• Module Loader

• Relocator

• None of these

Load address for the first word of the program is called

• Linker address origin

• Load address origin

• Phase library

• Absolute library

A linker program

• places the program in the memory for the purpose of execution.

• relocates the program to execute from the specific memory area allocated to it.

• links the program with other programs needed for its execution.

• interfaces the program with the entities generating its input data.

Resolution of externally defined symbols is performed by

• Linker

• Loader

• Compiler

• Editor

Relocatable programs

• cannot be used with fixed partitions

• can be loaded almost anywhere in memory

• do not need a linker

• can be loaded only at one specific location

Memory allocation involves which of the following task(s)

• determine amount of memory required

• use an appropriate memory allocation model

• determine appropriate memory mapping

• All of the above

Static memory allocation is typically performed during _____________.

• compilation

• execution

• loading

• linking