7.4 - Translators [OCR] [GCSE]

A Translator

• Converts Low Level Language to High level
• Converts High Level Language to Low level
• Converts Machine code to Binary
• Converts Binary to Denary

A Compiler

• Translates Code Line by Line
• Translates Code all at once
• Makes Code Machine Dependent
• Makes Code Machine Independent

An Interpreter

• Translates Code Line by Line
• Translates Code all at once
• Makes Code Machine Dependent
• Makes Code Machine Independent

A Compiler

• Makes the source code unreadable
• Makes source code readable
• Will not create code if there are syntax errors anywhere in the code
• Will create code if there are syntax errors anywhere in the code

An Interpreter

• Makes the source code unreadable
• Makes source code readable
• Will not create code if there are syntax errors anywhere in the code
• Will create code if there are syntax errors anywhere in the code

An Assembler

• Turns Assembly Code into Machine Code
• Turns Compiled Code into Machine Code
• Turns Interpreted Code into Machine Code
• Turns Binary Code into Machine Code

In order to run Interpreted code, the interpreter must be installed

• True
• False

In order to run Compiled code, the compiler must be installed

• True
• False

Two Benefits to compiling code are:

• Run quicker
• Hides the source code
• Is machine independent
• Uses less memory
• Can control specific hardware components

THree Benefits to interpreting code are:

• Run quicker
• Hides the source code
• Is machine independent
• Uses less memory
• Can control specific hardware components