Sheet (4.

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1- Complete the following statements
a- The ……………. statement in a control section names symbols that are
defined in this control section and may be used by other sections.
b- The ……………. statement names symbols that are used in this control
section and are defined elsewhere.

2- Consider the following two programs (Fig. 1.a) and complete their
corresponding object programs (Fig. 1.b).
Location Source statement Object
code
0000 PROGA START 0
EXTDEF LISTA,ENDA
EXTREF LISTC
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0020 REF1 LDA LISTA 03201D
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0040 LISTA EQU *
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0054 ENDA EQU *
0054 REF4 WORD ENDA-LISTA+LISTC 000014
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Location Source statement Object
code
0000 PROGC START 0
EXTDEF LISTC
EXTREF LISTA,ENDA
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0030 LISTC EQU *
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0042 REF4 WORD ENDA-LISTA+LISTC 000030

Fig. 1.a

H^PROGA ^000000^000063
D^……….. ^000040^ENDA ^……….
R^………...
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M^000054^…^……………
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H^PROGC ^000000^000051
D^LISTC ^………
R^………..^…………..

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M^000042^…^……….
M^000042^…^.............
M^000042^…^……….
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Fig. 1.b

3- State whether the following are true or false. If the answer is false, explain why.
a- Control section names need to be named in an EXTDEF statement.
b- The assembler sets the operand referring to external symbols to zeros.

4- Write the scientific term of each of the following.

a- A part of the program that can be loaded and relocated independently of the
others.
b- The record that lists the external symbols defined in a control section.
c- The record that lists the external symbols referred to in a control section.

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 Answer
1-
a- EXTDEF.
b- EXTREF.

2-
H^PROGA ^000000^000063
D^LISTA ^000040^ENDA ^000054
R^LISTC
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M^000054^06^+LISTC
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H^PROGC ^000000^000051
D^LISTC ^000030
R^LISTA ^ENDA
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M^000042^06^+ ENDA
M^000042^06^-LISTA
M^000042^06^+PROGC
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3-
a- False. Because they are automatically considered to be external symbols.
b- True.

4-
a- Control section.
b- Define record.
c- Refer record.