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Adam Clackson English

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- interpreter
  - translates bit by bit
- assembler
  - does assembly code
- compiler
  - translates all at one time
purpose of translator
- to translate instructions into low level code that the computer can understand
high and low level code
- high
  - further from binary easier for humans but needs to be translated into low for computers
- low
  - closer to binary and easier for computers to interpret
open source vs proprietary
- open source
  - generally free to use
  - often multiple authors
  - adv
    - free
    - can be edited
  - dis
    - not often updated
    - often has bugs and issues
- proprietary
  - pay for it
  - adv
    - is updated
      - should be free of bugs
    - is often of a good quality
  - dis
    - costs money
    - cant edit it yourself
    - cant be redistributed
- application vs system software
  - system software
    - manages system recources
      - programing is complex
        computer can not run without system software
  - application software
    - designed for specific tasks
      - programing the software is comparativly easy
        computer can still run with app software