An Interpreter is_________________?

Correct answer: C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language

  • A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution
  • B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language
  • C. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language
  • D. program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

Explanation

An interpreter executes a source program by translating and performing its instructions during execution, giving the appearance that the source is running directly as machine language. A compiler instead translates the whole high-level program into an object or machine-code program before execution.

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