Quiz 3 (Nov 5)

Question 1

Strictly a numerical language which is used to directly control a computer’s central processing unit.

Answer 1

Machine language

Question 2

A language that is a complete abstraction of the processor

Answer 2

High-level language

Question 3

A program that is invoked by the compiler as the first part of translation of C code

Answer 3

Preprocessor

Question 4

A Windows Dynamic Link Library which is loaded once during runtime and shared

Answer 4

DLL

Question 5

A complete library that is added to object code by the linker, for example, .a files in Linux and .lib files in Windows

Answer 5

Static Library

Question 6

A set of symbols that can be interpreted by a computer or piece of software

Answer 6

Code

Question 7

The system which implements portions of an execution model, specifically the environment in which a program runs.

Answer 7

Runtime Environment

Question 8

Loads and executes a .class file by translating it to platform native code

Answer 8

JVM

Question 9

The Application Binary Interface is platform specific and defines how a compiled file interacts with the kernel and with libraries.

Answer 9

ABI

Question 10

A very low-level code that is machine independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.

Answer 10

P-code

Question 11

Platform specific machine code which is the product of an assembler or compiler

Answer 11

Object Code

Question 12

A language converted to machine code by a utility program referred to as an assembler

Answer 12

Assembly Language

Question 13

A program that directly executes instructions written in a programming or scripting language

Answer 13

Interpreter

Question 14

Operation code or machine language instruction

Answer 14

Opcode

Question 15

Application programming interface

Answer 15

API

Question 16

A library added to the object code at runtime, required modules are added by the linker

Answer 16

Runtime Library

Question 17

A language that is a minimal abstraction of the processor

Answer 17

Low-level language

Question 18

A collection of all the tools, executable, and binaries required to compile and execute a Java program

Answer 18

JDK

Question 19

The encoded result done by javac, converting source code to portable code or p-code

Answer 19

Bytecode

Question 20

A utility used to combine object code into one executable program and call the startup function

Answer 20

Linker

Question 21

Provides a Linux Runtime Environment on a Windows platform

Answer 21

Cygwin

Question 22

A program that translates computer code written in one programming language into another language

Answer 22

Compiler

Question 23

A program or a program component written in a language that is compiled into executable code.

Answer 23

Source Module

Question 24

Which program relocation type binds all logical addresses to physical addresses prior to execution?

Answer 24

Static

Question 25

An OS tries to prevent memory from becoming fragmented. Which approach tries to fill the smallest open memory gap with a request?

Answer 25

Best-fit

Question 26

A Microsoft Windows DLL file is an example of which type of external object reference?

Answer 26

Linking

Question 27

Which memory paging concept defines a contiguous block of logical address space?

Answer 27

Page

Question 28

A page table is best defined as _____ that is used to track which pages of logical address spaces reside in their corresponding page frames.

Answer 28

An Array

Question 29

Which memory paging concept defines a contiguous block of physical memory space?

Answer 29

Page Frame

Question 30

_____ occurs over time as a result of several processes running on a system using pure segmentation.

Answer 30

External fragmentation