Why is a compiler used for language C and not an interpreter?

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Hi, C is a structured programming language. It’s code consists of many macros, function calls references etc., which is required to be decoded before program’s execution can take place, so that any error is detected well before execution. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by...
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Hi, C is a structured programming language. It’s code consists of many macros, function calls references etc., which is required to be decoded before program’s execution can take place, so that any error is detected well before execution. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by statement, hence any error in program is determined only when execution reaches that particular statement with error. read less
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Compiler is fast then interpreter
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Interpreter Translates program one statement at a time While compiler Scans the entire program. Interpreter continues translating the program until the first error is met so overall execution time is slower. While compiler generates the error message only after scanning the whole program so overall...
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Interpreter Translates program one statement at a time While compiler Scans the entire program. Interpreter continues translating the program until the first error is met so overall execution time is slower. While compiler generates the error message only after scanning the whole program so overall execution time is faster. . But using interpreter debugging is easy and No intermediate object code is generated, hence are memory efficient. read less
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C is a structured programming language. It’s code consists of many macros, function calls references etc., which is required to be decoded before program’s execution can take place, so that any error is detected well before execution. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by statement,...
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C is a structured programming language. It’s code consists of many macros, function calls references etc., which is required to be decoded before program’s execution can take place, so that any error is detected well before execution. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by statement, hence any error in program is determined only when exexution reaches that particular statement with error. read less
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C is a structured programming language. It’s code consists of many macros, function calls references etc., which is required to be decoded before program’s execution can take place, so that any error is detected well before execution. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by statement,...
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C is a structured programming language. It’s code consists of many macros, function calls references etc., which is required to be decoded before program’s execution can take place, so that any error is detected well before execution. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by statement, hence any error in program is determined only when exexution reaches that particular statement with error. Interpreted languages on the other hand execute statement by statement, hence any error in program is determined only when exexution reaches that particular statement with error. read less
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