Translation And Preprocessor

Question 1

Translation

Answer 1

Phase prior to compilation

Question 2

Translation unit

Answer 2

File with applied translation

Question 3

Preprocessor

Answer 3

Seperate program that manipulates the text in each code file

Question 4

Preprocessor directives

Answer 4

Instructions that start with # symbol and end with newline, they tell the preprocessor to perform specific tasks

Question 5

Common preprocessor directives

Answer 5

• includes, replaces the directive with its contents
• macro defines, macro rule how input text is converted to output
• object-like macros with substitution text, identifier is replaced by substitution text
• object-like macros without substitution text, replaces it with nothing
• conditional compilation, conditions for compilations