Workshop
The Workshop summarizes the key terms you learned and poses some questions about the topics presented in this chapter. It also provides you with a preview of what you will learn in the next hour.
Key Terms
executable binary A file containing special machine instructions that let the computer directly execute the commands therein.
header file A shared file that contains variable definitions and macro preprocessor directives. The filename usually ends with a .h suffix.
object file An intermediate file that contains the executable command sequences from a source file but hasn't been linked with the necessary runtime libraries to work correctly. The filename usually ends with a .o suffix.
source code A human readable C program listing. ...
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