Principles of Programming Languages: Chapter 1 Quiz

A pure interpretation implementation system has the following characteristics: 1) Uses an interpreter program, 2) Easy to implement, 3) Slow execution and requires more space.

A hybrid implementation system first translates the high-level program to intermediate code, and then interprets the intermediate code to machine code. In contrast, a compilation system directly translates the high-level program to machine code.

A preprocessor allows including another file within the code, such as the #include directive in C.

<p>Modern UNIX-based operating systems often provide a graphical user interface (GUI), such as CDE, KDE, or GNOME, that runs on top of the UNIX operating system and tools.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The UNIX programming environment is a collection of tools, while the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET programming environment is a large and elaborate collection of software development tools used through a windowed interface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a hybrid implementation system, the high-level program is first translated to an intermediate code, and then the intermediate code is interpreted to generate the final machine code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A compiled program executes faster than a program executed using pure interpretation, as the compilation process directly translates the high-level program to machine code, whereas pure interpretation requires the use of an interpreter program which slows down execution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Compilation has slow translation but fast execution, pure interpretation has easy implementation but slow execution, and hybrid systems have an intermediate translation step to intermediate code before interpretation to machine code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Programs executed using pure interpretation require more space than compiled programs, as the interpreter program needs to be present in addition to the program code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The UNIX programming environment is a collection of tools, while the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET programming environment is a large and elaborate collection of software development tools used through a windowed interface. UNIX is often accessed through a graphical user interface (GUI) that runs on top of the UNIX system, whereas Visual Studio.NET provides a unified, windowed interface for its software development tools.</p> Signup and view all the answers