Operational GCC Compiler Interview Questions & Answers:

1. The correct sequence of GCC compilation process is:
a) preprocessing -> compilation -> assemble -> linking
b) assemble -> preprocessing -> compilation -> linking
c) preprocessing -> assemble -> compilation -> linking
d) none of the mentioned

a) preprocessing -> compilation -> assemble -> linking

2. What is the role of linker in the compilation process?
a) linker links the object code with the library code
b) linker converts machine code into executable machine code
c) linker generates an executable file
d) all of the mentioned

d) all of the mentioned

3. The compiler converts:
a) assembly code into machine code
b) preprocessed source code into assembly code
c) machine code into assembly code
d) none of the mentioned

b) preprocessed source code into assembly code

4. The a.out file is in the:
a) ELF format
b) EXE format
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

a) ELF format

5. The preprocessor creates the file with extension:
a) .a
b) .i
c) .s
d) .o

b) .i

6. The macros specifies in source code are expanded by:
a) pre-processor
b) assembler
c) compiler
d) linker

a) preprocessor

7. If we do not specify the executable file name at the compilation time in GCC, then in linux the compiler creates executable named as:
a) a.out
b) a.exe
c) x.out
d) x.exe

a) a.out

8. The object file contains the:
a) assembly code
b) machine code
c) modified source code
d) none of the mentioned

b) machine code

9. If google.c is compiled with GCC, then the google.s file will contain the:
a) assembly code
b) machine code
c) preprocessed code
d) expanded source code

a) assembly code

10. The assembly code is converted into the machine code by:
a) compiler
b) assembler
c) linker
d) none of the mentioned

b) assembler