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AQA 4.6.3 Types of program translator

Authored by Mark Weddell

Computers

11th Grade

AQA 4.6.3 Types of program translator
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of an assembler?

Translate assembly language into machine code
Translate high-level languages into machine code
Execute machine code on different processors
Check for errors line-by-line before translating

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of a compiler?

Translate high-level languages into machine code
Translate assembly language into machine code
Execute machine code on different processors
Check for errors line-by-line before translating

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of an interpreter?

Translate high-level languages into machine code
Execute machine code on different processors
Translate assembly language into machine code
Check for errors line-by-line before translating

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between compilation and interpretation?

Compilation offers little protection of source code, while interpretation protects the source code from extraction
Compilation translates assembly language into machine code, while interpretation translates high-level languages into machine code
Compilation translates high-level languages into machine code, while interpretation translates assembly language into machine code
Compilation checks for errors line-by-line before translating, while interpretation translates immediately

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which situations would an assembler be appropriate?

When executing machine code on different processors
When checking for errors line-by-line before translating
When translating assembly language into machine code
When translating high-level languages into machine code

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which situations would a compiler be appropriate?

When checking for errors line-by-line before translating
When translating assembly language into machine code
When executing machine code on different processors
When translating high-level languages into machine code

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which situations would an interpreter be appropriate?

When checking for errors line-by-line before translating
When translating high-level languages into machine code
When executing machine code on different processors
When translating assembly language into machine code

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