Drill 1 Solutions

1. Which of the following most closely matches the type of an interpreter for Python?

   • python_program -> value
   • python_program -> python_program
   • python_program -> low_level_code

2. Which of the following most closely matches the type of a compiler for Python?

   • python_program -> value
   • python_program -> python_program
   • python_program -> low_level_code

3. We can view the computer's CPU as an interpreter for:

   • C language code
   • x86_64 assembly language code
   • x86_64 machine code

   We can use an assembler to easily convert assembly code into machine code. This is a very mechanical change -- the assembler won't change the structure or flow of the code at all -- but ultimately the CPU wants machine code.