Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Software (Section 8 - No. 12)
What is the key difference between a compiler and an interpreter?
Both translate code line by line.
Both translate the entire code.
A compiler translates the entire code at once, whereas an interpreter translates line by line and executes immediately.
An interpreter is more complex.
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Compilers translate code at once, whereas interpreters execute one line at a time.