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    The document discusses different types of loaders and linkers. It describes compile and go loaders, general loaders, absolute loaders, direct linking loaders, and relocating loaders. A loader is a program that places other programs into memory and prepares them for execution. Key functions of loaders include allocation, linking, relocation, and loading of programs. Compile and go loaders directly place assembled machine code into memory locations, while general loaders separate assembly and loading. Direct linking loaders use symbol dictionaries and other cards to link and relocate program segments.

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    The document discusses different types of loaders and linkers. It describes compile and go loaders, general loaders, absolute loaders, direct linking loaders, and relocating loaders. A loader is a program that places other programs into memory and prepares them for execution. Key functions of loaders include allocation, linking, relocation, and loading of programs. Compile and go loaders directly place assembled machine code into memory locations, while general loaders separate assembly and loading. Direct linking loaders use symbol dictionaries and other cards to link and relocate program segments.

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    Unit 3 PPT Linker and Loader

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    Unit 3 : Loaders & Linkers

    Syllabus:
     Loaders: Loader Schemes
     Compile and Go
     General Loader Scheme
     Absolute Loader Scheme, Subroutine Linkages
     Relocation and linking concepts
     Self-relocating programs, Relocating Loaders,
    Direct Linking Loaders, Overlay Structure.
    Loaders
     A program that places programs into memory and prepares
    them for execution

    Functions of Loader:
     Allocation
     Linking
     Relocation
     Loading
    Loaders Scheme or types of Loader

     Compile and go loader or Assemble and go loader


     General loader scheme
     Absolute loader
     Direct linking loader
     Relocating loader
     Dynamic linking loader
    Compile and go loader or Assemble and go
    loader
     The instruction is read line by line, its machine code is
    obtained and it is directly put in the main memory at some
    known address.
     Assembler runs in one part of memory and the assembled
    machine instructions and data is directly put into their
    assigned memory locations.
     After completion of assembly process, it assigns starting
    address of the program to the location counter.
     Advantages
    • Easy to implement

    Disadvantages
     Portion of memory is wasted
     There is no production of .obj file
     It cannot handle multiple source programs or multiple
    programs written in different languages
     The execution time will be more in this scheme as every
    time program is assembled and then executed
     Advantages:
     The program need not be retranslated each time while running it
     There is no wastage of memory, because assembler is not placed in
    the memory
     It is possible to write source program with multiple programs and
    multiple languages
    i. Allocation is done by either programmer or assembler

    ii. Linking is done by the programmer or assembler

    iii. Resolution is done by assembler

    iv. Simply loading is done by the loader


    Direct Linking Loader
     The loader cannot have the direct access to the source code.
    The assembler should give the following information to the loader
     The length of the object code segment
     The list of all the symbols which are not defined in the current
    segment but can be used in the current segment.
     The list of all the symbols which are defined in the current segment
    but can be referred by the other segments.
     4 types of cards available in the direct linking
    loader.
    They are
     ESD-External symbol dictionary
     TXT-card
     RLD-Relocation and linking dictionary
     END-card

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