what is the difference between compiler and interpreter?
give any one example (software product) that act as a
interpreter?

Answer Posted / sambit gupta

COMPILER:
1. compiler checks the syntax of a program
2. it accumulates data from the source code into computer language
3. translation is very fast
4. it takes whole program at a time and translets it

INTERPRETER:
1. interpreter checks the the keyword of a program
2. it reads the data from the source code and convert it into given language
3. translation is slow
4. it translates program line by line

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