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What is dynamic loading?
What is dynamic loading?
- Loading the main program into memory first
- Loading a routine only when it is called (correct)
- Loading the entire program and all data into physical memory
- Loading all routines into memory at once
How does dynamic loading improve memory-space utilization?
How does dynamic loading improve memory-space utilization?
- By loading routines into memory only when they are called (correct)
- By keeping all routines on disk in a fixed load format
- By increasing the size of physical memory
- By executing the main program first
What is the purpose of a relocatable load format?
What is the purpose of a relocatable load format?
- To load routines into memory at once
- To limit the size of a process to the size of physical memory
- To execute the main program
- To keep routines on disk in a relocatable format (correct)
When does a calling routine check whether another routine has been loaded?
When does a calling routine check whether another routine has been loaded?
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What happens when a routine needs to call another routine that has not been loaded?
What happens when a routine needs to call another routine that has not been loaded?
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What is the purpose of dynamic loading?
What is the purpose of dynamic loading?
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What happens when a routine needs to call another routine that has not been loaded?
What happens when a routine needs to call another routine that has not been loaded?
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What is the key advantage of using dynamic loading?
What is the key advantage of using dynamic loading?
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How does dynamic loading overcome the limitation of process size being restricted to physical memory?
How does dynamic loading overcome the limitation of process size being restricted to physical memory?
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What is the role of the relocatable linking loader in dynamic loading?
What is the role of the relocatable linking loader in dynamic loading?
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