Multiple choice

Linker is provided to link______________

  1. local symbols/ functions

  2. global symbols/functions

  3. library functions only

  4. for execution of the program

  5. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The local symbols/ functions are resolved by the compiler because all references are available to compiler. But global symbols/functions cannot be resolved by the compiler because the references are not available to the compiler. These are resolved after the compilation using linker. 

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