Software Development

Question 1

Instruction Machine Code

Answer 1

Opcode

Question 2

Which code is part of a CPU’s architecture?

Answer 2

Opcode

Question 3

Code that is directly executable by the CPU.

Answer 3

Machine Code

Question 4

Code that is directly convertible to machine code.

Answer 4

Assembly Code

Question 5

Code with minimal abstraction from the CPU

Answer 5

Low-Level Code

Question 6

Code that is a complete abstraction from the processor

Answer 6

High-Level Code

Question 7

This code uses mnemonic instructions and operands.

Answer 7

Assembly Code

Question 8

How does assembly code get translated to machine code?

Answer 8

Assembler

Question 9

What is object code?

Answer 9

Machine Code

Question 10

A program that splices object code with libraries not part of the operating system.

Answer 10

Linker

Question 11

Do compilers always translate code into fully executable code?

Answer 11

No, for example Java.

Question 12

This type of compiler is written in the language it is intended to compile.

Answer 12

Bootstrap

Question 13

A type of library that is added to object code by a linker, resulting in a fully executable program.

Answer 13

Static Library

Question 14

A type of library that requires the OS to help when executing the program.

Answer 14

Runtime Library

Question 15

DLL

Answer 15

Dynamic Link Library (Windows Runtime Library)

Question 16

A code module that can be used by your program and is shared by the entire system with help from the OS.

Answer 16

Service

Question 17

ABI

Answer 17

Application Binary Interface

Question 18

A set of programming tools that collectively turn source code into executable code. Different for each language.

Answer 18

The Tool Chain

Question 19

What is p-code?

Answer 19

Portable code, like Java’s byte code

Question 20

The environment in which a program is executed, including both the hardware and software.

Answer 20

Runtime Environment

Question 21

API

Answer 21

Application Programmer Interface

Question 22

This interface specifies a set of function that are available to write a program.

Answer 22

Application Programmer Interface

Question 23

The functions that make up an API typically invoke what?

Answer 23

System Calls

Question 24

What serves as the link between the API and system calls?

Answer 24

System Call Interface