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GATE CS 1990 Q4-v — Runtime Environments

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State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE with reason:

The Link-load-and-go loading scheme required less storage space than the link-and-go loading scheme.
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The given statement is FALSE.

Explanation:

  • In a Link-load-and-go (or compile-and-go) scheme, the translator (compiler/assembler), linker, loader, and the generated object code must all reside in the main memory (primary storage) simultaneously.
  • Because all these system software components share the memory space at the same time, this scheme requires more main memory space, leaving less space available for the user program.
  • In contrast, schemes that separate these phases (such as compiling to an object file, linking to an executable, and then loading) only require one tool in memory at any given time, thereby optimizing memory utilization.

Therefore, the Link-load-and-go scheme requires more storage space, making the statement false.

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