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What is the purpose of the front-end of a compiler?
What is the purpose of the front-end of a compiler?
- To perform lexical, syntax, and semantic analysis (correct)
- To generate optimized code
- To detect errors in the code
- To translate the code into low-level machine language
Which of the following best describes a compiler?
Which of the following best describes a compiler?
- A program that detects errors in source code
- A program that optimizes code for execution time and memory space
- A program that translates source code from one programming language to another (correct)
- A program that performs lexical, syntax, and semantic analysis
What are the features of compilers?
What are the features of compilers?
- Translation mechanisms, error detection, and optimization
- Efficiency, error detection, and optimization
- Correctness, speed of compilation, and preserving the meaning of the code (correct)
- Lexical, syntax, and semantic analysis, and code generation
What is the back-end of a compiler responsible for?
What is the back-end of a compiler responsible for?
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What is the main task of a compiler?
What is the main task of a compiler?
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Purpose of the Front-End of a Compiler
- Analyzes the source code written by the programmer.
- Responsible for lexical analysis, syntax analysis, and semantic analysis.
- Converts high-level programming languages into an intermediate representation.
Description of a Compiler
- A compiler is a program that translates source code written in a programming language into machine code or an intermediate code for execution.
- It performs various optimizations and error checking during translation.
Features of Compilers
- Support for multiple programming languages and platforms.
- Syntax and semantic error detection and reporting.
- Includes optimization techniques to improve performance of the generated code.
- Often provides debugging support to assist developers.
Responsibilities of the Back-End of a Compiler
- Converts the intermediate representation generated by the front-end into machine code or assembly language.
- Focuses on optimization and efficient resource allocation during code generation.
- Handles target architecture specifics and instruction selection.
Main Task of a Compiler
- The primary task is to translate high-level code into a form that can be executed by a computer.
- Ensures that the generated code is optimized for speed and memory usage.
- Produces outputs such as executables or bytecode, facilitating program execution.
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