Python Institute Exam PCAP-31-03 Topic 7 Question 89 Discussion

Actual exam question for Python Institute's PCAP-31-03 exam

Question #: 89
Topic #: 7

[All PCAP-31-03 Questions]

A compiler is a program designed to (select two answers)

Arearrange the source code to make it clearer

Bcheck the source code in order to see if its correct

Cexecute the source code

Dtranslate the source code into machine code

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Suggested Answer: B, D

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Dallas

16 days ago

Executing the source code? That's just asking for trouble. Leave that to the runtime environment, not the compiler!

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Arlen

23 days ago

Haha, rearranging the source code to make it clearer? That's what we have beautifiers and linters for. A compiler is way more hardcore than that!

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2 months ago

The correct answers are B and D. A compiler checks the source code for errors and translates it into machine code that the computer can execute.

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Ronny

7 days ago

Yes, that's right. It translates the source code into machine code for the computer to execute.

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Janine

10 days ago

Oh, I didn't know that. So it also translates the code into machine code?

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Barabara

22 days ago

No, it actually checks the source code for errors too.

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Refugia

1 months ago

I thought a compiler just rearranged the source code to make it clearer.

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Miesha

2 months ago

I think a compiler is used to rearrange the source code to make it clearer.

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