A bioinformatics researcher is developing a data-processing script to analyze DNA sequence variations in real time. The script is written in a high-level programming language.
The researcher decides to use an interpreter rather than a compiler to execute the source code.
State four features or characteristics of an interpreter or interpreted code.
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.