1.2.2 Translators

Question 1

What is source code?

Answer 1

refers to the original code written by a programmer in a high-level programming language

Question 2

what is a machine code?

Answer 2

code that can be understood by computer, in binary form.

Question 3

Assembler?

Answer 3

translate low level assembly code into machine code, by translating mnemonics in 1-1 relationship.

Question 4

interpreter?

Answer 4

translate source code into machine code, code is translated line by line.

Question 5

compiler?

Answer 5

takes the whole code and translate it into machine code if successful.
the code after it goes through compiler:
- the code become machine code directly.
- the code become intermediate code(between source and machine code), then goes through interpreter and become machine code.