Translators

What format of code does a CPU execute?

• Machine Code

• Assembly Code

• C++

• Micro-ops

What is the name for any code written by a programmer, that is not in machine code?

• Source code

• Object code

• Byte code

• Input code

Which of these reads the entire file of high-level program code and translates it into machine code (executable)?

• Interpreter

• Compiler

Which of these translators is required each time a program runs?

• Interpreter

• Compiler

Which of these translators produces a separate machine code executable file? [tick all that apply]

• Interpreter

• Compiler

Which of these translators will run the program and stop at the first error it finds?

• Interpreter

• Compiler

Which of these translators produces an error report if it finds any syntax error in the source code, and will not produce any machine code? [choose all that apply]

• Interpreter

• Compiler

Does a compiler run the program?

• Yes

• No

Does an interpreter run the program?

• Yes

• No

What type of high-level language would be best suited to a program that you wanted to sell?

• An interpreted high level language

• A compiled high level language