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Question 1
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The term compiler was coined in the 1950's by which of the following?

Select one:
a. Grace Hopper 

b. Alan Turing
c. John von Neumann
d. John Backus

Question 2
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Which of the following is NOT one of the steps or 'phases' of the compilation process.

Select one:
a. Code Generation
b. Syntax Analysis
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c. Lexical Analysis
d. Error Checking 

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Question 3
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The lexical analysis phase of the compilation process is also known as:

Select one:
a. Tokenizing 

b. Optimization
c. Preprocessing
d. Assembling

Question 4
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 Which of the following expressions can be evaluated as syntactically correct by the following grammar?
E = N | E "+" E.
N = "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" .

Select one:
a. X=1+2
b. 6 + 3 + 1
c. 4+2+1 

d. = 4 + 2 + 1

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Question 5
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Which of the following is NOT a function supported by debuggers?

Select one:
a. Tracing
b. Breakpoints
c. Examine/modify data
d. Assemble code 

Question 6
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True/False: Real time, every time is a way of describing the role of a compiler as opposed to an interpreter.

Select one:
True

False 

Question 7
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True/False: The front end of a compiler is language-dependent and the back-end is computer dependent.

Select one:
True 

False
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Question 8
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True/False: A compiler is a program that translates one language to another.

Select one:
True 

False

Question 9
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True/False: Assembler Language was developed before Machine Language.

Select one:
True

False 

Question 10
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True/False: The loader compiles a program and performs type checking on it.

Select one:
True
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False 
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