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A/A B/C D/E U: 5 - Application Generation (AS / A Level) Unit 1
A/A B/C D/E U: 5 - Application Generation (AS / A Level) Unit 1
4. Interpreters and Compilers are both examples of Translators. Explain one way in which they are similar and
one way in which they differ.
One similarity is that they both allow you to translate high level langue code into low level language code so the
CPU can run it. This is what makes them both translators. A difference is that interpreters are faster as unlike
compliers they don’t convert their code into object code before machine This skipped step is what makes them My Response Is: (Set yourself specific targets / objectives as to how you will achieve your HTI)
faster..
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Assemblers
Interpreters
Interpreters
Machine Code
Intermediate
Compliers Object Code
Code
Source Code