5.2 Language translators

Question 1

Translator

Answer 1

the system software used to translate a source program written in any language other than machine code

Question 2

Compiler

Answer 2

a computer program that translates a source program written in a high-level language to machine code or p-code, object code

Question 3

Interpreter

Answer 3

a computer program that analyses and executes a program written a high-level language line by line

Question 4

Prettyprinting

Answer 4

the practice of displaying or printing well set out and formatted source code, making it easier to read and understand

Question 5

Integrated development environment (IDE)

Answer 5

a suite of programs used to write and test a computer program written in high-level programming language

Question 6

Syntax error

Answer 6

an error in the grammar of source program

Question 7

Logic error

Answer 7

an error in the logic of a program

Question 8

Debugging

Answer 8

the process of finding logic errors in a computer program by running or tracing the program

Question 9

Single stepping

Answer 9

the practice of running a program one line or instruction at a time

Question 10

Breakpoint

Answer 10

a deliberate pause in the execution of a program during testing so that the contents of variables, registers, and so on can be inspected to aid debugging

Question 11

Report window

Answer 11

a separate window in the run-time environment of the IDE that shows the contents of variables during the execution of a program