Video Title: Topic/SLR:
COMPILERS AND INTERPRETERS
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What is assembly code? Assembly Code is translated into machine code using an assembler.
High-level Source code is translated into machine code using either:
What are the 2 factors Interpreter
that source code is Compiler
translated using? Compiler
Our code will not run when we have a syntax error
What is a compiler? We have an error on line 2 which prevents our programs from running
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What is an Interpreter? This error needs correcting before the program will run as shown here
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one disadvantage of This is the same program as the one we just saw in Python
Interpreters. This time, it was written in an early high-level language called BBC basic
If we run the program on lines 20 and 30 we are both translated and run
You can see it outputs the value of the counter here
Advantages for Interpreters:
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Summary:
Assembly code is translated into machine code using an assembler, while high-level
source code is translated into machine code using an interpreter or compiler.
Compilers have advantages like faster execution, optimized code, and secret source
code. Interpreters have advantages like easy writing, recompilation, and a specific
processor type, but also require translation software at runtime.
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