Difference Between Compiler and interpreter and assembler

Language Processor

Computer understands only machine language. A program writer in high level or assembly language cannot be run on a computer directly. It must be converted into machine language before execution. Language processor or translator is a  software that converts these programs into machine language. Every computer language has its own translators.
Different Types of language processors are as follows.\

Difference Between Compiler and interpreter and assembler
Difference Between Compiler and interpreter and assembler

Compiler

A compiler is a program that converts the instruction of a high level language into machine language as a whole. A program written in high level language is called source program. Compiler converts source program into machine code know as object Program.
The compiler checks each statement in the source program and generates machine instructions. Compiler also checks syntax errors in the program. A source program containing an error can not be compiled.
Source program -------à Compiler------------------àObject Program
A compiler can translate the program of only that language for which it is written. For example C Compiler can translate only those program that are written in C Language.

Interpreter

An interpreter is a program that converts one statement of a program at one time. It executes this statement before translating the next statement of the source program. If there is an error in the statement, the interpreter stops working and displays an error message.
The advantage of interpreters over compilers is that an error is found immediately. So the programmer can correct errors during program development.
This disadvantage of interpreter is that it is not very efficient. The interpreter does not produce an object program. It must convert the program each time it is executed. Visual basic uses interpreter.

Assembler

An Assembler is translating program that translates the instructions of an assembly language into machine language
AssemblylanguageProgram -----àAssember------------à object program

Difference Between Compiler and interpreter

Compiler Interpreter
Compiler converts a program machine code as whole Interpreter converts a program into machine code statement by statement
Compiler creates object code file interpreter does not create object code file
program execution is fast program execution is slow
Compiler displays syntax errors after compiling the whole program interpreter displays the syntax error on each statement of program

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