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Compiler, Interpreter, and

Assembler
Overview and Differences between
Compiler and Interpreter
Compiler

• - A Compiler is a program that translates source


code written in a high-level programming language
into machine code.
• - The entire program is translated before execution.
• - The output of a compiler is an executable file
(e.g., .exe) which can be directly run on the
computer.
• - Examples: GCC (for C/C++), javac (for Java).
Compiler Construction
• The process of constructing a compiler is
called compiler construction.
Why we construct compilers?
• Without compilers our machines (computers)
will not be able to understand the source code
written in high level languages and therefore
the requied task will not be executed.
Types of languages
• All softwares running on the computers were
written in some programming language.
 High level language
 Low level language
 Machine language
Interpreter

• - An Interpreter directly executes instructions


written in a programming or scripting language.
• - It processes the source code line by line,
without converting it into machine code in
advance.
• - Interpreters are generally slower compared to
compilers because they execute code at runtime.
• - Examples: Python Interpreter, Ruby Interpreter.
Assembler

• - An Assembler translates assembly language code


into machine code.
• - Assembly language is a low-level programming
language that is closely related to machine language.
• - Assemblers are crucial for translating human-
readable assembly code into executable binary
instructions.
• - Example: NASM (Netwide Assembler), MASM
(Microsoft Assembler).
Compiler vs Interpreter

• - **Translation Time**: A compiler translates the entire


program at once before execution, while an interpreter
translates and executes code line by line.
• - **Speed**: Compiled programs run faster, whereas
interpreted programs run slower due to on-the-fly execution.
• - **Output**: Compiler generates machine code (e.g., .exe),
while an interpreter does not generate an intermediate file.
• - **Error Detection**: Compiler checks for errors in the
entire code during compilation, while an interpreter stops at
the first error and proceeds line by line.

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