Q. How can a listing file be used in reverse engineering?

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Q. Which compiler generates code for a large number of different processors, including IA-32?

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Q. Which compiler was developed primarily for those that need to squeeze the absolute maximum performance possible from Intel’s IA-32 processors?

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Q. Which compilers have a powerful optimization engine?

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Q. What is an execution environment?

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Q. How do execution environments affect the reversing process?

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Q. What are the two basic types of execution environments?

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Q. What are two common virtual machine architectures?

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Q. What is a benefit of programs that run on virtual machines?

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Q. What is a benefit of running a program on a virtual machine?

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Q. What is garbage collection?

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Q. What is runtime type safety?

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Q. What can virtual machines track to ensure memory safety?

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Q. How do virtual machines differ from conventional binary programs?

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Q. What enables virtual machines to have tight control over everything a program does?

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Q. What is the difference between bytecode and regular processor binary code?

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Q. What are "direct execution processors"?

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Q. What is the drawback of using interpreters for virtual machines?

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Q. Why do interpreted programs run slower than compiled programs?

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Q. What is the major drawback of interpreters?

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