[CyperGhost]

Please review these 17 questions and let me know if you think that my answer are right. If you think that they are wrong then please give me a reason why. Also don't comment about how I should not be asking for help. These questions are only a fraction of the work I have to do and I just need help understanding them.


1. Some of the differences between compilers and interpreters are:

A. To execute a program, compilers only need the source code once; translators always need the source code
B. Both compilers and interpreters produce object code
C. Interpreters translate each line of source code every time they are run; this is not true for compilers
D. The process of compiling is more expensive in terms of computing resources than the interpretation process
E. Both A and C
F. A, B, and C are correct

MY ANSWER: E



2. Match the Operating System characteristic on the left with the best definition on the right.

Single user OS
Multi-user OS
Multi-tasking OS
Single-tasking OS
Real-time OS

A. Used for running programs that need deterministic performance.
B. A truly "personal" OS. The DOS operating system was like this.
C. A timesharing OS
D. Supports any number of users, but more importantly allows more than one task at a time.
E. Can support any number of users, but run only one task at a time.

MY ANSWER(S): B,C,D,E,A



3. For a programming language to exhibit machine independence, it must (pick the BEST answer):

A. Have nothing to do with the computer hardware implementation.
B. Answers A and D.
C. Be first processed via an Assembler
D. Like Java and use a JRE.

MY ANSWER: A



4. Source code written in symbolic machine language (mnemonics) is translated by what kind of translator? (Short Answer Question)

MY ANSWER: Compiler



5. You might choose to write a program in a High-Level Language because (pick the BEST answer):?

A. Conserving memory usage is necessary
B. Execution efficiency is not a big concern
C. Readability is not a concern
D. Machine dependency is a must

MY ANSWER: C

[macosxnerd101]

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