Compilers
We saw that the development system produces an executable file with the extension .exe when you run your program.
- Which directory is the executable file placed in?
- Is that a source program or an object program?
- Could you run that executable on a computer with VS.NET installed?
- Could you run that program on a Windows computer with the .NET runtime support installed?
- Could you run that program on a Macintosh with the .NET runtime support installed?
- Why is it that when you first start a new project, the .bin directory is empty -- it has no .exe file.
- Which would execute fastest, a compiled program or an interpreted program?
- Can an object program for an Intel 486 run on a Macintosh? Explain your answer.
- Name some manufacturers of CPU chips
- Name some CPUs