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System Software Jan 2009

1. The document is a question paper for a Systems Software exam containing multiple questions about various topics in systems software. 2. The questions cover topics such as the differences between application and system software, instruction formats and addressing modes in SIC/XE assembly language, writing an assembly subroutine, algorithms for one-pass and two-pass assemblers, assembler operation, literal and immediate operands, MASM assembler, bootstrap loaders, linkers, dynamic linking, text editor structure, interactive debugging systems, user interfaces, macroprocessor functions and data structures. 3. The questions range from short answers requiring explanation of concepts to longer questions involving writing assembly code or algorithms.

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System Software Jan 2009

1. The document is a question paper for a Systems Software exam containing multiple questions about various topics in systems software. 2. The questions cover topics such as the differences between application and system software, instruction formats and addressing modes in SIC/XE assembly language, writing an assembly subroutine, algorithms for one-pass and two-pass assemblers, assembler operation, literal and immediate operands, MASM assembler, bootstrap loaders, linkers, dynamic linking, text editor structure, interactive debugging systems, user interfaces, macroprocessor functions and data structures. 3. The questions range from short answers requiring explanation of concepts to longer questions involving writing assembly code or algorithms.

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Fifth Semester B.E. Degree Examination, Dec.08/Jan.09 System Software

06CS52

Time: 3 hrs.

Max. Marks : 100

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, selecting at least TWO questions from each part.
PART-A Bring out the differences between Application software and System software. (04 Marks) Explain SIC/XE machine instruction formats and all addressi ng modes by clearly indicating (10 Marks) the setting of different Oag bits. Write a subroutine in SIC/XE to read a 100-byte record from a device ' F5' into BUFFER. (06 Marks) Use immediate and register-to-register instructions.
{l 0 Marks) Write and explain the algorithm of PASS- I or two-pass assembler. Generate the complete object program for the following assembly level program. SUM START 0 X FIRST CLEAR LOA #0 +LOB #TOTAL BASE TOTAL ADD TABLE. X LOOP TIX COUNT JLT LOOP STA TOTAL COUNT RESW l TABLE RESW 2000 1 TOTAL RESW END FIRST As.sume below opcodes (all in hexadecimal) CLEAR - B4 LDA - 00 LDB -68 ADD- 18 ( 10 Marks) TIX-2C JLT-38 STA-OC

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Distinguish between li teral and immediate operands. How does the assembler handle the literal operand? (04 Marks) Compare a two-pass assembler with a one-pass assembler. How forward references are handled in one-pass assemblers? ( 10 Marks) Write a note on MASM assembler. (06 Marks) Give and explain the algorithm or source program for a simple Bootstrap loader. Distinguish between linking lo~der and linkage editors. Explain dynamic linking with suitable diagrams.
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PART-B a. Explain the structure of a text editor with a neat diagram. b. Explain the function s and capabilities of an interactive debugging system. c. Write a note on the aspect of user-interface criteria.
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\\nat are the basic functions of macroprocessor? Explain the various data structures used in the implementation of a one-pass macroprocessor. ( 10 Marl-s)

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