An interpreter translates and executes source code one line at a time, unlike a compiler which translates the whole program at once.
The linker combines separately compiled object files and libraries into a single executable program.
A compiler translates the entire source code into a standalone machine-code executable, allowing it to run without the source code.
Linkers resolve symbol references between different modules and link library routines to the main code.
Interpreters are slower because the translation process occurs at the same time as execution, leading to overhead.
A loader is a part of an OS that loads programs and libraries into memory to prepare them for execution.
Compilers perform syntax analysis on the source code during the compilation phase before creating an object file.
A cross-compiler is used to generate executable code for a platform different from the one on which the compiler is running.
Bytecode is a form of intermediate code (like Java bytecode) that is designed for efficient execution by a virtual machine, enhancing portability.
The syntax analysis phase (parsing) ensures that the sequence of tokens follows the grammar rules of the programming language.
A linker takes one or more object files generated by a compiler or assembler and combines them into a single executable program.
A JIT compiler improves the performance of programs by compiling bytecode into native machine code while the application is running.
An assembler converts assembly language code into machine code, resulting in an object file.
Lexical analysis, performed by the scanner, reads the source code and converts it into a stream of tokens.
An interpreter translates and executes code line-by-line; it does not produce a separate compiled binary file to be run independently.
Static linking copies all the code from the required library functions directly into the final executable file at compile/link time.
The loader is a part of the operating system that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution.
A bootstrap compiler is a compiler that is written in the language it is intended to compile, allowing it to be compiled by a previous version of itself.
The linker throws an 'Undefined Reference' error when it cannot locate the definitions of functions or variables used in the object modules.
.exe stands for executable, which is used to run programs in Windows.
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