Fundamental Concepts of Programming

Question 1

The fetch-decode-execute-store cycle is also known as …

Answer 1

the machine cycle.

Question 2

The heap (allocated to variable and object too large) provides …

Answer 2

the ability to run more than one process at a time. But for the most part with software, memory attacks on the stack is most prevalent.

Question 3

The stack is an area of memory that is used to …

Answer 3

store function arguments and local variables and it is allocated when a function in the source code is called to execute.

Question 4

VHLL

Answer 4

high-level programming languages

Question 5

The compilation is the process of …

Answer 5

converting textual source code written by the programmer into raw processor-specific instruction codes. Output: object code.

Question 6

Linking is the process of combining …

Answer 6

the necessary functions, variables, and dependencies files and libraries required for the machine to run the program. Output: executable program.

Question 7

Dynamic linking should be chosen only after careful consideration of security is given, especially if the linked object files are …

Answer 7

supplied from a remote location and are open source in nature. A hacker can maliciously corrupt a dependent library and when they are linked at runtime, they can compromise all programs that are dependent on that library.