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- 1what is an assemblerAn assembler is a program, which converts the low level assembly programming language into machine code.
- 2what is an interpreterAn interpreter is a program, which converts code one line at a time, into machine code and executes it.
- 3what is an compilerA compiler is a program that converts high level programs into machine code for execution at a later time
- 4name all programming errorsSyntax
Runtime/execution
Logical
Linking
Rounding
Truncation. - 5Lexical analysisComments and unneeded spaces are removed.
Keywords, constants and identifiers are replaced by 'tokens' - 6Symbol table constructionA symbol table is created which holds the addresses of variables, labels and subroutines.
- 7Syntax analysisTokens are checked to see if they match the spelling and grammar expected, using standard language definitions.
- 8Semantic analysisVariables are checked to ensure that they have been properly declared and used.
Variables are checked to ensure that they are of the correct data type, real values are not being assigned to integers. - 9Code optimisationCode optimisation may be employed to make it more efficient/faster/less resource intense.
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