Computer Science - Computer Fundamentals - Discussion

Compiler: It is a computer program (or a set of programs) that transforms source code written in a programming language (the source language) into another computer language (the target language), with the latter often having a binary form known as object code.

Assembler: It is a program for converting instructions written in low-level symbolic code into machine code.

Interpreter: It is a program that can analyze and execute a program line by line.

A language processor: It is a hardware device designed or used to perform tasks, such as processing program code to machine code. Language processors are found in languages such as Fortran and COBOL.

Because compiler, assembler and interpreter are examples of language processor but with a different working.

Compiler, assembler and interpreter are programs not softwares.

A compiler will converts source code to object Code. Then how it will be a Language processor.

Programs and software are same.

Compiler convert high level to machine level language & it is a program not a software.

A language processor is a hardware device designed or used to perform tasks, such as processing program code to machine code.

Language processor is a hardware device, so this shows it is not a software.

So the Answer will be Compiler, as per the definition.

The Interpreter is a type of language processor but it does not generate intermediate object code or machine code. So how can be "D" a correct answer?

So, the Answer should be a compiler.

Anyone tell me the correct answer.