Compiler vs Interpreter : Difference
Difference between Compiler and Interpreter
| No | Compiler | Interpreter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compiler Takes Entire program as input | Interpreter Takes Single instruction as input . |
| 2 | Intermediate Object Code is Generated | No Intermediate Object Code is Generated |
| 3 | Conditional Control Statements are Executes faster | Conditional Control Statements are Executes slower |
| 4 | Memory Requirement : More (Since Object Code is Generated) | Memory Requirement is Less |
| 5 | Program need not be compiled every time | Every time higher level program is converted into lower level program |
| 6 | Errors are displayed after entire program is checked | Errors are displayed for every instruction interpreted (if any) |
| 7 | Example : C Compiler | Example : BASIC |
Explanation : Compiler Vs Interpreter
Just understand the concept of the compiler and interpreter -
- We give complete program as input to the compiler. Our program is in the human readable format.
- Human readable format undergoes many passes and phases of compiler and finally it is converted into the machine readable format.
- However interpreter takes single line of code as input at a time and execute that line. It will terminate the execution of the code as soon as it finds the error.
- Memory requirement is less in Case of interpreter because no object code is created in case of interpreter.
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