Explore topic-wise MCQs in Compilers.

This section includes 8 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Compilers knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A programmer by mistakes writes a program to multiply two numbers instead of dividing them, how can this error be detected?

A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Compiler or interpreter
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
2.

A system program that brings together separately compiled modules of a program into a form language that is suitable for execution.

A. Assembler
B. Linking loader
C. Cross compiler
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Cross compiler
Discussion
3.

Which of the following is not a feature of compiler?

A. Scan the entire program first and translate into machine code
B. To remove syntax errors
C. Slow for debugging
D. Execution time is more
Answer» E.
Discussion
4.

System program such a compiler are designed so that they are ________

A. Re-enterable
B. Non-Usable
C. Serially usable
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Non-Usable
Discussion
5.

A compiler program written in a high level language is called ________

A. Source Program
B. Object Program
C. Machine Language Program
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Object Program
Discussion
6.

Parsing is also known as ________

A. Lexical Analysis
B. Syntax Analysis
C. Semantic Analysis
D. Code Generation
Answer» C. Semantic Analysis
Discussion
7.

The lexical analyzer takes _________ as input and produces a stream of _______ as output.

A. Source program, tokens
B. Token, source program
C. Either of the two
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Token, source program
Discussion
8.

What constitutes the stages of the compilation process?

A. Feasibility study, system, design, and testing
B. Implementation and documentation
C. Lexical analysis, syntax, Analysis and code generation
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
Discussion