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Give at least two functions of assemblers, interpreters and compilers

Give at least two functions of assemblers, interpreters and compilers.

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ASSEMBLERS.
- Checks whether the instructions written are valid thus identifies errors in a program.
- It assigns memory locations to the names the program uses
- Generates the machine code equivalent of the assembly language.
COMPILERS.
- It reads each line of the source code programs and converts it into machine readable form.
- It checks for syntax errors
- Identifies the proper order of processing so as to execute.

INTERPRETERS.
- translates and executes each statement of the source program one at a time.
- translates the program each time its needed for execution.
Softwaretech answered the question on April 23, 2019 at 11:26

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