2.5 Languages and IDEs

Question 1

Why does the computer needs to translate the high-level code before it is executed?

Answer 1

Converts it into machine code (binary) because the processor can only understand machine code.

Question 2

Does a compiler or an interpreter translate the code in one go?

Answer 2

Compiler

Question 3

Which translator creates an executable?

Answer 3

Compiler

Question 4

Which translator stops when it finds an error?

Answer 4

Interpreter

Question 5

Which translator reports an error at the end?

Answer 5

Compiler

Question 6

True or false? An interpreter translates the code in one go.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false? A compiler translate the code line-by-line.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false? A compiler translates the code in one go.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false? An interpreter executes line-by-line.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or false? A compiler reports an error at the end.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What are the four tools of IDEs?

Answer 11

Editor
Error diagnostics
Run-time environment
Translator