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MCQs

Total Questions : 120 | Page 9 of 12 pages

Question 81. The function(s) of the Storage Assignment is/are:

to assign storage to all variables referenced in the source program
to assign storage to all temporary locations that are necessary for intermediate results
to assign storage to literals, and to ensure that the storage is allocated and appropriate locations are initialized
All of the above

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Answer: Option D. -> All of the above

Question 82. A sequence of instructions, in a computer language, to get the desired result, is known as

Algorithm
Decision Table
Program
All of the above

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Answer: Option C. -> Program

Question 83. Indicate whether the statement LDA B is a statement, in

Machine language
Assembly language
High level language
All of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> Assembly language

Question 84. An algorithm is best described as

A computer language
A step by step procedure for solving a problem
A branch of mathematics
All of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> A step by step procedure for solving a problem

Question 85. A base register table

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

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Answer: Option B. -> is used to remember which of the general-purpose registers are currently available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain

Question 86. Multiprogramming was made possible by

input/output units that operate independently of the CPU
operating systems
both (a) and (b)
neither (a) nor (b)

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Answer: Option C. -> both (a) and (b)

Question 87. A development stategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and tested first, is known as

Bottom-up development
Top-down development
Left-Right development
All of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> Top-down development

Question 88. A non-relocatable program is one which

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
consists of a program and relevant information for its relocation
can itself perform the relocation of its address-sensitive portions
All Of the above

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Answer: Option A. -> 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

Question 89. An Interpreter is

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

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Answer: Option A. -> is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language

Question 90. Systems software is a program that directs the overall operation of the computer, facilitates its use and interacts with the users. What are the different types of this software?