Show understanding of the need for:

• assembler software for the translation of an assembly language program

• a compiler for the translation of a high-level language program

• an interpreter for translation and execution of a high-level language program

Explain the benefits and drawbacks of using either a compiler or interpreter and justify the use of each

Show awareness that high-level language programs may be partially compiled and partially interpreted, such as Java (console mode)

Describe features found in a typical Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Including:

• for coding, including context-sensitive prompts

• for initial error detection, including dynamic syntax checks

• for presentation, including prettyprint, expand and collapse code blocks

• for debugging, including single stepping, breakpoints, i.e. variables, expressions, report window