Software Engineering Mcqs » Language processors
A base register table___________________?

A. is a term that refers to the control programs of an operating system
B. allows multiple programs to reside in separate areas of core at the same time
C. allows the programmer to write base registers and displacements explicitly in the source program
D. is used to remember which of the general-purpose registers are currently available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain

The Process Manager has to keep track of___________________?

A. the status of each program
B. the priority of each program
C. both A and B
D. the information management support to a programmer using the system

Assembly code data base is associated with__________________?

A. a permanent table which lists all key words and special symbols of the language in symbolic form
B. assembly language version of the program which is created by the code generation phase and is input to the assembly phase
C. a permanent table of decision rules in the form of patterns for matching with the uniform symbol table to discover syntactic structure
D. consists of a full or partial list or the tokens as they appear in the program. Created by Lexical analysis and used for syntax analysis and interpretation

A compiler is_________________?

A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution
B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language
C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language
D. program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

An Interpreter is_________________?

A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution
B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language
C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language
D. program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

A relocate program form is the one which_______________?

A. consists of a program and relevant information for its relocation
B. can itself perform the relocation of its address-sensitive portions
C. cannot be made to execute in any area of storage other than the one designated for it at the time of its coding or translation
D. All of the above