Assembler is_________________?

A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution
B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language
C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language
D. a program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program
✅ The correct answer is option B.

The function(s) of the Syntax phase is/ are__________________?

A. to build a uniform symbol table
B. to build a literal table and an identifier table
C. to parse the source program into the basic elements or tokens of the language
D. to recognize the major constructs of the language and to call the appropriate action routines that will generate the intermediate form or matrix for these constructs
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Assembly code data base is associated with__________________?

A. a permanent table which lists all key words and special symbols of the language in symbolic form
B. assembly language version of the program which is created by the code generation phase and is input to the assembly phase
C. a permanent table of decision rules in the form of patterns for matching with the uniform symbol table to discover syntactic structure
D. consists of a full or partial list or the tokens as they appear in the program. Created by Lexical analysis and used for syntax analysis and interpretation
✅ The correct answer is option B.

A base register table___________________?

A. is a term that refers to the control programs of an operating system
B. allows multiple programs to reside in separate areas of core at the same time
C. allows the programmer to write base registers and displacements explicitly in the source program
D. is used to remember which of the general-purpose registers are currently available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Indicate which of the following is not true about 4GL ?

A. 4GL does not support a high-level of screen interaction
B. Many database management system packages support 4GLs
C. A 4GL is a software tool which is written, possibly, in some third generation language
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.

Which of the following system program forgoes the production of object code to generate absolute machine code and load it into the physical main storage location from which it will be executed immedia________________?

A. compiler
B. macroprocessor
C. two pass assembler
D. load-and-go assembler
✅ The correct answer is option D.