Compiler Basics
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What is the primary function of a compiler?

  • Execute code in the source language
  • Translate code from one programming language to another (correct)
  • Optimize code for high-level languages
  • Debug code in the target language

    • What is the function of a bootstrap compiler?

  • Temporary compiler used for compiling a more permanent or better optimized compiler (correct)
  • Translate between high-level languages
  • Produce compilers in a generic and reusable way
  • Translate low-level languages to higher level ones

    • Which type of compiler produces code for a different CPU or operating system?

  • Transpiler
  • Decompiler
  • Cross-compiler (correct)
  • Bootstrap compiler

    • What is the role of decompilers?

    <p>Translate from low-level languages to higher level ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do compiler-compilers produce?

    <p>Compilers (or parts of them) in a generic and reusable way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a compiler primarily do?

    <p>Translate code from one programming language to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a cross-compiler?

    <p>Produces code for a different CPU or operating system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a decompiler?

    <p>Translate from low-level languages to higher level ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a bootstrap compiler?

    <p>Temporary compiler used for compiling a more permanent or better optimized compiler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do compiler-compilers produce?

    <p>Compilers (or parts of them), often in a generic and reusable way</p> Signup and view all the answers

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