Posted by Last updated on June 13th, 2020 at 08:28 pm
Assembler, compiler and interpreter are translator software but they are different mostly on how they translate.
# | Subject to Differentiate | Assembler | Compiler | Interpreter |
1 | Number of lines | Assembler converts each line of assembler code into online of machine code | Compiler converts all the lines of source code at a time | Interpreter converts one line of source code at a time |
2 | In case of mistake | Compiler shows an error message highlighting the line number if there is any mistake in the source code | If there is any mistake in any line, interpreter stops converting before that line | |
3 | Difficulty to find mistakes | It is hard to find mistake in assembler | It is hard to find mistake in compiler | It is easy to find the mistake in interpreter |
4 | Execution Time | Compiler takes shorter time to execute | Interpreter takes longer time to execute | |
5 | Executable file | Once compiled, the executable file can run by itself | Interpreted code can’t run itself | |
6 | Places to run/use | Compiled code made in a system can run in any system | Interpreted code will need the system specific interpreter along with the source code to run | |
7 | Example | Compiled languages include C++, Pascal etc. | Interpreted languages include LISP, BASIC etc. |
