Quiz – How C programming works – from editor to executable

an archived file

a text file, readable by humans

a compiled file, interpreted by machines

all variables are replaced with numerical values

the object files (*.obj) are created

the project files (*.obj, *.lib) are combined together to form an executable file

during compilation

after linking

before preprocessing

{ (curly bracket/brace)

# (hash)

; (semicolon)

Windows and Linux

Windows

Linux

when we need to use predefined functions

only if we have a Windows operating system

only if we have a Linux operating system

compiled

interpreted

declarative

a text file, readable by humans

an object file, interpreted by machines

a binary file, readable by machines

editing, compilation, linking

compilation, linking, editing

editing, linking, compilation

all the compiler directives are replaced with the relevant code

the source file is converted into object file

the executable file is loaded in the memory