Language Translators
5.2What the syllabus asks of you
- Show understanding of the need for:
- assembler software for the translation of an assembly language program • a compiler for the translation of a high-level language program • an interpreter for translation and execution of a high-level language program
- Explain the benefits and drawbacks of using either a compiler or interpreter and justify the use of each
- Show awareness that high-level language programs may be partially compiled and partially interpreted, such as Java (console mode)
- Describe features found in a typical Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
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Chapter 5: Language translators
Drill this topic
All 12 questions on Language Translators, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
12 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.