2.5 Translators & Facilities - OCR GCSE Computer Science

A translator for high level code that translates code all at once into machine code

• Assembler

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Programmer

A translator for high level code that translate codes as the program is being run.

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Assembler

• Programmer

A translator used to convert a low level language into machine code

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Assembler

• Programmer

Pauses a program to give developers the chance to examine variables and their values

• Code Editor

• Run time environment

• Error Diagnostics

• Breakpoints

Text area used to enter code in an IDE.

• Breakpoints

• Code Editor

• Error Diagnostics

• Run time environment

These are tools provided by IDE's which give detailed feedback on errors in your code.

• Breakpoints

• Code Editor

• Error diagnostics

• Run time environment

Enables the program to be run in an IDE to test the program

• Breakpoints

• Code Editor

• Error diagnostics

• Run time environment

Suggests or correct code as you are writing it

• Error diagnostics

• Run time environment

• Syntax completion

• Keyword highlighting

Colours command words in different colours to make code more readable

• Error diagnostics

• Run time environment

• Syntax completion

• Keyword highlighting

A programming language like Python that is designed to be easy for humans to read and write and uses English command words and needs to be translated using a compiler or interpreter

• Translator

• High level language

• Low level language

• Machine code