Python Institute Exam PCAP-31-03 Topic 6 Question 67 Discussion

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

Question #: 67
Topic #: 6

[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: C

by Ammie at Jun 22, 2024, 01:01 AM

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Stephaine

15 hours ago

B and D, no doubt about it. Compilers are like language professors - they take your code and make it fluent in machine-speak. Option C is just plain nonsense, like asking a translator to act out the play!

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Alonso

12 days ago

Gotta go with B and D, my dudes. A compiler is basically a fancy code translator, not a source code beautifier or an interpreter. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out!

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Dyan

15 days ago

Haha, C is a funny choice. Executing the source code? That's like asking a translator to perform the play they just translated. Nah, it's B and D all the way!

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Pauline

16 days ago

I believe a compiler's main job is to execute the source code, not just rearrange and translate it.

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Alfreda

18 days ago

Definitely B and D. Rearranging the source code is the job of an IDE, not a compiler. The compiler's main task is to translate the code into a format the machine can understand.

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Lorean

2 days ago

I agree, the compiler's main job is to translate the code into machine code.

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Tawna

19 days ago

I agree with Beula. It also checks the source code for errors before translating it.

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Leah

20 days ago

I think the correct answers are B and D. A compiler checks the source code for correctness and then translates it into machine code that the computer can execute.

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Beula

23 days ago

I think a compiler is used to rearrange the source code and translate it into machine code.

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