Translating Programs

What is the utility program called that translates a program into binary instructions that the computer can understand and run?

• Translator

• Assembler

• Interpreter

• Compiler

Which type of translator program translates a program written in an assembly language into machine code so that it can be directly used by a computer?

• Compiler

• Interpreter

• Assembler

• Translator

What type of translator program translates an entire program written in a high level language into assembly language or machine code?

• Assembler

• Interpreter

• Compiler

• Translator

Which type of translator program reads a statement one at a time from a program written in a high-level language, translates it, and performs the action specified?

• Compiler

• Translator

• Interpreter

• Assembler

What is the purpose of an assembler?

• To check for errors in the code

• To execute high level language programs

• To translate assembly language into machine code

• To translate high level language into machine code

What is the main feature of an assembler?

• Produces final software for distribution

• Checks for errors before the exe is produced

• End user/competitor is unable to hack into the code

• Can be slow to compile

What is the main feature of a compiler?

• End user/competitor is unable to hack into the code

• Can be slow to compile

• Produces final software for distribution

• Checks for errors before the exe is produced

What is the main feature of an interpreter?

• Checks for errors before the exe is produced

• Produces final software for distribution

• Can be slow to compile

• End user/competitor is unable to hack into the code

Why don't programmers have to program in machine code?

• Because machine code is obsolete

• Because there are translators to convert high level languages to machine code

• Because high level languages are easier to read

• Because it is too difficult for computers to understand

What is the purpose of an interpreter?

• To translate high level language into machine code

• To translate assembly language into machine code

• To execute high level language programs

• To check for errors in the code