Different type of Language Processor - Compiler - Interpreter - Assembler

 

Different type of Language Processor:

Compiler:

A language translator that converts the instruction of a high level language into machine language as a whole to produce a program that the computer can process.

A program written in high level language is called source program.

Compiler converts source program into machine code known as object program.

Different type of Language Processor - Compiler

Interpreter:

A language translator that translates one program statement at a time into machine code.

It executes this statement before translating the next statement of the program.

Different type of Language Processor - Interpreter

Assembler:

An assembler is translating program that translate the instruction of a assembly language into machine language.

Different type of Language Processor - Assembler