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What is native code?
The correct answer is B. Code that is executed by the CPU. Code that is executed by the CPU is called native code. Almost all executable programs are written in higher level languages, and translated to executable machine code by a compiler and linker. Machine code is sometimes called native code when referring to platform-dependent part
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Question
What is native code?
Options
- ACode that is executed by the Windows OS
- BCode that is executed by the CPU
- CCode that is executed by the JIT
- DCode that is executed by the CLR
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A4% (2)
- B85% (44)
- C4% (2)
- D8% (4)
Explanation
Code that is executed by the CPU is called native code. Almost all executable programs are written in higher level languages, and translated to executable machine code by a compiler and linker. Machine code is sometimes called native code when referring to platform-dependent parts of language features or libraries.
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#native code#CPU execution#managed vs unmanaged#CLR
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