Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI v10) — Question 43

Which file is a sequence of bytes organized into blocks understandable by the system's linker?

Answer options

• A. executable file
• B. source file
• C. Object file
• D. None of these

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, the Object file, as it contains machine code in a format that the linker can process. An executable file (A) is the end product of linking, and a source file (B) is human-readable code that has not yet been compiled into machine code. Therefore, options A and B do not fit the description given in the question.