FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

WHAT IS COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Every type of operating system and application program is created using a source code and has to be converted to machine code
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A compiler is a special program that translates a programming language’s source code into machine code, bytecode or another programming language. The source code is typically written in a high-level, human-readable language such as Java or C++.

Detailed explanation-2: -Source code is generally understood to mean programming statements that are created by a programmer with a text editor or a visual programming tool and then saved in a file. Object code generally refers to the output, a compiled file, which is produced when the Source Code is compiled with a C compiler.

Detailed explanation-3: -After programmers compile source code, the file that contains the resulting output is referred to as object code.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 1. Four Steps of Compilation: preprocessing, compiling, assembly, linking.

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