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Question 15

An independent software developer is deciding how to distribute their new simulation engine. They are choosing between two different types of language translator to convert their high-level source code into machine code. One translator translates the entire source code at once to produce a standalone executable file, whereas the other translates and executes the source code line-by-line at runtime.

State the names of these two different types of language translator described.

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Programming languages Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Programming languages

41 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Programming languages, covering Low-level and high-level languages and Interpreters versus compilers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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