Question

(8086 .exe and .com programs) : Which of the following statements is false ?
(A) An .exe program on disk starts with a 512-byte header file, but not
a .com program
(B) A .com program uses separate segments for code, data and the stack
(C) A .exe program can be converted to a .com program
(D) Generally, a .com program is simpler than a .exe program with the
same functionality

Answer 1

Ans is B 

A)True  An .exe program on disk starts with a 512-byte header file Although the .EXE file structure could accommodate a header as small as 32 bytes, it is usual to make the header a multiple of 512 bytes in size, as this makes things easier for programs, but not A .com program

B) False A .com program  code, data and the stack reside in same segment

C) True  A .exe program can be converted to a .com program by help of EXE2BIN

D) True Generally, a .com program is simpler than a .exe program with the same functionality