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What is the significance of having both terms in an expression within the same control section in a program?
What is the significance of having both terms in an expression within the same control section in a program?
The difference between the two terms is an absolute value.
Explain the consequences of having terms from different control sections in an expression in a program.
Explain the consequences of having terms from different control sections in an expression in a program.
The difference in load addresses of the two control sections results in an unpredictable value.
How does the assembler enforce restrictions when an expression involves external references?
How does the assembler enforce restrictions when an expression involves external references?
The assembler evaluates all terms it can, creates an initial expression value, and generates Modification records for the loader to check.
How are symbols defined in one control section handled in relation to other control sections?
How are symbols defined in one control section handled in relation to other control sections?
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What is the purpose of having control sections in an assembler?
What is the purpose of having control sections in an assembler?
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What assembler directive is used to name symbols that are defined in a control section but may be used by other control sections?
What assembler directive is used to name symbols that are defined in a control section but may be used by other control sections?
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What is the purpose of separating programs into blocks in the context of assembly language programming?
What is the purpose of separating programs into blocks in the context of assembly language programming?
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How does the use of program blocks help in machine-dependent assembler design?
How does the use of program blocks help in machine-dependent assembler design?
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Explain the advantage of control sections in assembly language programming.
Explain the advantage of control sections in assembly language programming.
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How does the loader handle the loading of object programs when program blocks are used?
How does the loader handle the loading of object programs when program blocks are used?
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