COMPILER DESIGN

ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPILER DESIGN

CODE GENERATION FOR OBJECT ORIENTED LANGUAGES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What is the name for the software used to convert an assembly language program into machine code?

A	Assembler
B	Interpreter
C	Compiler
D	Translator

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A compiler is computer software that transforms computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another programming language (the target language).

Detailed explanation-2: -An assembler is a program that converts the assembly language into machine code.

Detailed explanation-3: -So all you have to do is identify each opcode in the assembly language, map it to the corresponding machine instruction, and write the machine instruction out to a file, along with its corresponding parameters (if any). You then repeat the process for each additional opcode in the source file.

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