COMPILER DESIGN

ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPILER DESIGN

CODE GENERATION FOR OBJECT ORIENTED LANGUAGES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
translate source code into machine language while a program is running, one line at a time, unlike compiler, which processes everything at once
A
ASSEMBLER
B
INTERPRETER
C
COMPILER
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A compiler is a special program that translates a programming language’s source code into machine code, bytecode or another programming language.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Compiler. A compiler takes the program code (source code) and converts the source code to a machine language module (called an object file).

Detailed explanation-3: -In order to translate source code into machine code, a compiler or interpreter must be used. Machine translation is the process of translating text from one language to another. In order to translate source code into machine code, a compiler or interpreter must be used.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Interpreter. A computer program that translates one program’s instructions at a time into machine language is called an Interpreter. An interpreter translates one instruction at a time and executes that instruction immediately.

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