Program Execution and Language Processing System Quiz

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What happens when there is an error in the statement in an interpreter?

The interpreter displays an error message and terminates the translating process (correct)
The interpreter waits for the user to fix the error before continuing
The interpreter continues to the next line of execution
The interpreter ignores the error and continues execution

What is the main difference between an interpreter and a compiler?

Interpreters are faster than compilers, while compilers are more efficient
Interpreters execute instructions directly, while compilers first convert the program to an intermediate representation
Interpreters generate machine code, while compilers generate object code
Interpreters translate one line at a time, while compilers translate the entire program at once (correct)

What is the purpose of the program generator domain in language processing activities?

To bridge the ideas of software designers with actual execution on the computer system
To accept the source program and generate a program in the target language
To introduce a new domain between the application and the programming language domain (correct)
To group the fundamental language processing activities into two categories

What are the two fundamental categories of language processing activities?

Program generation activity and program execution activity (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a program generator?

To accept the specifications of the program to be generated and generate the program in the target programming language (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an interpreter?

Perl (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the preprocessor in a language processing system?

To modify the source code by performing macro expansion and text substitution (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the language processing system is responsible for converting the high-level source code into low-level machine-specific code?

Compiler (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the analysis phase in the fundamentals of language processing?

To analyze the formation of valid tokens in the source program (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the language processing system is responsible for combining multiple object files into a single executable program?

Linker (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the loader in the language processing system?

To keep the linked program in the main memory for execution (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between high-level language programming and executable code?

High-level language programming is more human-readable, while executable code is more machine-specific (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a preprocessor in a language processing system?

Evaluate macros and include header files (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why do programmers prefer to write programs in high-level languages rather than binary code?

To make it easier for humans to understand and remember (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the program execution activity, what is the purpose of translating and interpreting a program?

To organize the execution of the program on a computer system (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the hardware consider instructions as in the context of a language processing system?

As hardware-specific electronic charges (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which component in a language processing system is responsible for replacing macros with their contents?

Interpreter or compiler (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is writing code directly in binary format considered inconvenient for computer programmers?

Binary code lacks expressiveness and readability (B) Signup and view all the answers