Computer Science · Oct / Nov 2016 · Paper 12 · Question 1

Any two from:

– direct access to computer processor / special hardware // machine dependent instructions – uses up less memory – can increase the speed of processing a program // executes instructions faster [2]

Statements Interpreter (9)

Compiler (9)

Translates the source code into machine code all at once 9 Produces an executable file in machine code 9 Executes a high-level language program one instruction at a time 9 Once translated, the translator does not need to be present for the program to run 9 An executable file is produced 9 [5]