Question

The _________ operator returns the distance in bytes, of a label from the beginning of its enclosing segment, added to the segment register.a) TYPEb) SIZEOFc) OFFSETd) LENGTHOFe) PTR

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Offset.

Explanation:

An offset operator can be defined as an integer that typically illustrates or represents the distance in bytes, ranging from the beginning of an object to the given point (segment) of the same object within the same data structure or array. Also, the distance in an offset operator is only valid when all the elements present in the object are having the same size, which is mainly measured in bytes.

Hence, the offset operator returns the distance in bytes, of a label from the beginning of its enclosing segment, added to the segment register.

For instance, assuming the object Z is an array of characters or data structure containing the following elements "efghij" the fifth element containing the character "i" is said to have an offset of four (4) from the beginning (start) of Z.