C++ Program

The compiler uses a special convention for the file names, so that we do  not confuse their contents. The name of a source program (the code  which you write) is ‘filename.c’. The compiler generates a file of ob ject code from this called ‘filename.o’, as yet unlinked. The final pro gram, when linked to libraries is called ‘filename’ on Unix-like operating  systems, and ‘filename.EXE’ on Windows derived systems. The libraries  themselves are also files of object code, typically called ‘liblibraryname.a’  or ‘liblibraryname.so’. Header files are always called ‘libname.h’.  The endings ‘dot something’ (called file extensions) identify the contents  of files for the compiler. The dotted endings mean that the compiler can  generate an executable file with the same name as the original source – just  a different ending. The quad file and the object file are only working files  and should be deleted by the compiler at the end of compilation....