Multiple choice

A programmer, by mistake, writes an instruction 'divide' instead of 'multiply'. Which of the following will detect such kind of error?

  1. Interpreter

  2. Compiler

  3. Compiler or interpreter test

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A compiler performs static analysis during the compilation phase, examining source code for syntax and semantic errors before generating machine code. If a programmer mistakenly writes 'divide' instead of 'multiply', the compiler's semantic analysis phase will detect this as a potential logical or type mismatch error during compilation, preventing the erroneous code from executing.

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