Question

Suppose a program written in language L1 must be executed on a machine running a program running in language L0. What important operation must take place

Answer 1

Question Completion with Options:

a. Translation of the entire L1 program into L0 code

b. Translation of the L0 program into L1 code

c. Creation of a language L3 that interprets L0 instructions

d. Interpretation of each L1 statement using L0 code as the L1 program is running.

Answer:

The important operations that must take place in this scenario are:

a. Translation of the entire L1 program into L0 code

d. Interpretation of each L1 statement using L0 code as the L1 program is running.

Explanation:

Translation enables decoding to take place.  This means that the L1 program is decoded into a language that the L0 program can understand and execute.  Without this translation, the higher level language of L1 will not be understood by the machine language of the L0 programs.  Translation of a code creates a shared understanding, thereby easing program execution.  Code translation is simultaneously accompanied by interpretation.