Computer Programming Quiz

What does a computer program need to be changed into before the computer can understand it?

• A poem

• Machine code

• A secret message

• A drawing

Which one translates your whole program at once before running it?

• Translator

• Interpreter

• Compiler

• Speaker

Imagine you're baking a cake. If an interpreter is like someone reading the recipe step-by-step and doing each step right away, what is a compiler like?

• Someone who just eats the cake.

• Someone who reads the whole recipe, writes down all the steps in their own words, and then bakes the cake.

• Someone who throws the recipe away.

• Someone who adds extra ingredients.

Which of these often makes a program run faster after translation?

• An interpreter

• A dictionary

• A compiler

• A calculator

If you make a tiny mistake in your code, which one would usually tell you about ALL the mistakes after it finishes translating the whole program?

• An interpreter

• A spell checker

• A compiler

• Your friend

Which one translates and runs your program one line at a time?

• A compiler

• A writer

• D. An interpreter

• A printer

Why might an interpreter be good for finding small errors while you are writing code?

• It translates everything very slowly.

• It stops and tells you about a mistake as soon as it finds one.

• It hides all the mistakes.

• It doesn't translate anything.

What is the "source code" in programming?

• The picture your computer shows.

• The final, translated program.

• The instructions you write in a programming language.

• The sound your computer makes.

After a compiler translates source code, what is the new file often called?

• A picture file

• An executable file

• A song file

• A story file

Which of these is NOT a common reason to use an interpreter?

• To test small pieces of code quickly.

• To make the final program run as fast as possible.

• For scripting languages (like Python in some uses).

• To see errors immediately as you code.