12 Questions
What is the purpose of the preprocessing phase in the compilation process?
To include all necessary header files and perform textual substitution on the source code
What is the purpose of the assembling phase in the compilation process?
To convert the assembly-level instructions into machine-level instructions
What is the main purpose of the linking phase in the compilation process?
To link all function calls with their definitions
What is the purpose of the $size filename.o and $size filename commands in the compilation process?
To compare the size of the object file (filename.o) and the final executable file
What is the purpose of the $vi filename.i command in the compilation process?
To view the preprocessed source code
What is the purpose of the $nano filename.s command in the compilation process?
To view the assembly-level instructions
Which of the following is NOT a phase in the compilation process of a C program?
Debugging
What is the purpose of the preprocessor phase in the compilation process?
To remove comments and expand macros
Which command is used to compile a C program named program.c using the GCC compiler?
gcc program.c -o program
What is the purpose of the linker phase in the compilation process?
To combine object files and resolve external references
Which command can be used to generate intermediate files during the compilation process?
gcc -save-temps program.c
What is the purpose of the assembler phase in the compilation process?
To convert the source code into assembly code
Learn how to compile and run a C program on an Ubuntu machine using the GCC compiler. Understand the process of converting C source code into machine code and the phases involved in compilation.
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