Computer Awareness for GATE, SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway Questions - 1

Question: 1

In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by loader?

(A) loading

(B) linking

(C) allocation

(D) reallocation

Ans: A

loading

Question: 2

A base register table

(A) allows the programmer to write base registers and displacements explicitly in the source program

(B) allows multiple programs to reside in separate areas of core at the same time

(C) is a term that refers to the control programs of an operating system

(D) is used to remember which of the general purpose registers are currently available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain

Ans: D

is used to remember which of the general purpose registers are currently available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain

Question: 3

Which of the following might be used to convert high level language instructions into machine language?

(A) application software

(B) system software

(C) an interpreter

(D) an operating system

Ans: C

an interpreter

Question: 4

The table created by lexical analysis to describe all literals used in the source program is

(A) literal table

(B) terminal table

(C) reductions

(D) identifier table

Ans: A

literal table

Question: 5

When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader, called a _____ is executed.

(A) bootstrap loader

(B) loader

(C) linker

(D) none of these

Ans: A

bootstrap loader

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