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Question 18Asked in UGC NET Computer Science, June 2017 (Paper II & III, Selected Questions)

Which of the following statements (s) regarding a linker software is/are true?

Which of the following statements (s) regarding a linker software is/are true? I. A function of a linker is to combine several object modules into a single load module. II. A function of a linker is to replace absolute references in an object module by symbolic references to locations in other modules
  1. AOnly I
  2. BOnly II
  3. CBoth I and II
  4. DNeither I nor II
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Correct answer: (A) Only I

Explanation

Statement I is true: a linker combines several object modules into a single load module. Statement II is wrong: a linker replaces symbolic references by addresses (it generates relocatable addresses), not absolute references by symbolic ones.

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