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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Static memory allocation is typically performed during _____________.
compilation
execution
loading
linking
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
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
Resolution of externally defined symbols is performed by
Linker
Loader
Compiler
Editor
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
Load address for the first word of the program is called
Linker address origin
Load address origin
Phase library
Absolute library
What is bootstraping?
A language interpreting other language program
A language compiling other language program
A language compile itself
All of above
Shell is the exclusive feature of
UNIX
DOS
System software
Application software
A program in execution is called
Process
Instruction
Procedure
Function
A UNIX device driver is
Structured into two halves called top half and bottom half
Three equal partitions
Unstructured
None of the above
Memory
is an device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory
is the device where information is stored
is a sequence of instructions
is a computational unit to perform specific functions
A garbage is
un-allocated storage
allocated storage with all across path to it destroyed
allocated storage
uninitialized storage
Which of the following program is not a utility?
Debugger
Editor
Spooler
All of the above
A development stategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and tested first, is known as
Bottom-up development
Top-down development
.Left-Right development
All of the above
A computer can not boot if it does not have the
compiler
Loader
Operating System
Assembler
Which of the following system software resides in main memory ?
texteditor
assembler
linker
all of these
Software that allows your computer to interact with the user, applications, and hardware is called
application software
word processor
system software
database software
In order for a computer to understand a program, it must be converted into machine language bya(n)__________.
operating system
utility
device driver
language translator
