Translators and Programming Languages

Translator: It is a system software which is used to convert programming language code into binary format. Translators are classified into 3 types:

1. Compiler
2. Interpreter
3. Assembler

 

• A compiler is a system software which convert programming language code into binary format in a single step.
• An interpreter is a system software which converts programming language code into binary format step by step. (Line by Line)
• By using Assembler, we can convert, assembly language instructions into binary format.
• As per performance wise, recommended to use compiler, as per the development, recommended to go for an interpreter.

 

Programming Language:

It is a special kind of instruction which is used to communicate with computer. Programming languages are classified in to 2 types.

• High level programming language
• Low level programming language

 

High Level programming Language:

Which programming language syntactically similar to English and easy to understand.

• By using high level programming Languages, we are developing user interface applications.
• C,c++,vc++,c+,Java, Cobol,Pascal,objective-c

 

Low level programming language:

This programming language is also called Assembly programming language.

• In low level programming language, instructions will be there in symbolic format (Mnemonics).
• By using low level programming languages, we are developing device driver.
• A device driver is a system software component which is required to use to communicate a software with hardware components.

8051,8086 M.C. Languages.  

C programming language:

It is a high level procedure oriented structured programming language.

• When we are developing an application in module format then it is called procedure oriented language.

 

Structured programming language:

When we are developing the program in top-down format with the help of blocks, then it is called structured programming language.