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System Software and Operating

Systems - 100 MCQs with Answers


UNIT I – Assembler, Loader, Linker
1. In a two-pass assembler, object code is generated during the:

 A) First Pass
 B) Before First Pass
 C) Second Pass
 D) After Second Pass

2. The linker is used to:

 A) Create a load module


 B) Always used before execution
 C) Same as loader
 D) A type of interpreter

3. Which of the following is not an example of system software?

 A) Language Translator
 B) Utility Software
 C) Communication Software
 D) Word Processor

4. Bootstrap loader is:

 A) Loads application software


 B) Loads OS during startup
 C) A compiler component
 D) Memory allocator

5. What is the output of an assembler?

 A) Executable file
 B) Source code
 C) Object code
 D) Shell script

6. The main function of a loader is:

 A) Load object program into memory


 B) Perform lexical analysis
 C) Convert high-level to low-level
 D) Detect logical errors

7. Linking is the process of:

 A) Parsing source
 B) Allocating memory
 C) Combining object files
 D) Linking HTML

8. What does a linker do?

 A) Parses the source


 B) Combines object files
 C) Allocates memory
 D) Links HTML tags

9. The loader maps a program into:

 A) Hard disk
 B) Main memory
 C) ROM
 D) Registers

10. Which of the following is not a loader type?

 A) Absolute loader
 B) Relocating loader
 C) Syntax loader
 D) Dynamic loader

UNIT II – Compiler, Optimization


11. A compiler:

 A) Converts line-by-line
 B) Converts entire code at once
 C) Interprets instructions
 D) Loads programs

12. Interpreter executes code:

 A) Line-by-line
 B) As binary
 C) In compiled form
 D) Before compilation
13. What is the main aim of code optimization?

 A) Improve performance
 B) Detect errors
 C) Allocate memory
 D) Reduce user input

14. Which phase of a compiler generates tokens?

 A) Semantic analysis
 B) Intermediate code generation
 C) Lexical analysis
 D) Linking

15. Symbol tables are used by:

 A) CPU
 B) Compiler
 C) Assembler
 D) File manager

16. Which of the following is not a compiler phase?

 A) Syntax analysis
 B) Defragmentation
 C) Code generation
 D) Semantic analysis

17. P-code is:

 A) Machine-dependent code
 B) User-level language
 C) Intermediate machine-independent code
 D) Debugging script

18. Which tool detects semantic errors?

 A) Lexical analyzer
 B) Optimizer
 C) Semantic analyzer
 D) Interpreter

19. A machine-independent optimization is:

 A) Loop unrolling
 B) Register allocation
 C) Instruction pipelining
 D) Code relocation
20. Which of the following is used for syntax checking?

 A) Linker
 B) Parser
 C) Optimizer
 D) Debugger

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