Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of interpreters?

Question

Answer 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of interpreters?

They execute code line by line.
They provide immediate error detection.
They translate code into machine code at once. ✓
They are generally slower than compilers.

Explanation

Interpreters translate and run code one line at a time, not all at once. This is opposite of compilers which translate everything before running. Interpreters read a line, execute it, then move to the next.

Line-by-line execution helps catch errors immediately. This makes debugging easier but runs slower than compiled code. Compilers translate everything at once before execution.

Python and JavaScript commonly use interpreters. You can run code immediately without waiting for compilation.

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