Translators

Translators

by BSN Computing

Multiple Choice

What is the role of a source code translator?

• Convert program code into machine-readable machine code

• Convert source code into another programming language

• Convert one human language into another one

• Executes the program source code

Multiple Choice

Why are source code translators needed?

• Because most programmers program in a high-level language

• Because most programmers program in a low-level language

• Because there are many different human languages

Multiple Choice

What type of translator does this code need?

• assembler

• interpreter

• compiler

Multiple Select

What type of translator does this code need?

• assembler

• interpreter or compiler

Multiple Choice

What is the input to a compiler program?

• High-level source code

• Low-level source code

• Object code

• Machine code

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What is the input to an assembler program?

• High-level source code

• Assembly code

• Object code

• Machine code

Multiple Choice

What is the output of a compiler program?

• High-level source code

• Assembly code

• Low-level source code

• Machine code

Multiple Select

Choose all the advantages of a compiler over an intepreter ...

• Program executes faster

• Can keep source code secret

• More portable as can produce intermediate bytecode

• Debugging tends to be easier

Multiple Select

Choose all the advantages of an interpreter over an compiler...

• Detects errors as they arise at run-time

• Easier to keep source code secret

• More portable as can produce intermediate bytecode

• Debugging tends to be easier

Multiple Choice

Which is the best description of Just-in-time (JiT) compilation?

• Source code is compiled at run-time

• Source code is compiled before run-time

• a combination of compiling and interpreting

• Source code is compiled after run-time

Multiple Choice

What is the main criteria a programmer should use when choosing a programming language to use?

• Nature of the task

• Availablity of a compiler

• Whether language is compiled or interpreted

• Popularity of programming language

Open Ended

Thinking Hard:

What would be the hardest question you could ask someone on this topic? What would the answer be?

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Poll

How much of this lesson have you understood?

• None of it

• Some of it

• Most of it

• All of it