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Every Edexcel GCSE Computer Science exam question on 3.3.2 Interpreters and compilers, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 1, Q2(c)(i) (2 marks): Describe how an interpreter translates high-level code. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q4(a) (2 marks): A compiler translates source code to machine code. If the source code is edited, it must be recompiled. Give two other characteristics of a compiler. (2) 1 2
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q1(b)(i) (1 mark): State what high‑level code is translated to. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q1(b)(ii) (2 marks): State two methods of source code translation. (2) 1 2
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q2(a)(iv) (1 mark): State the name of the high-level programming language translator that executes a line of code immediately after translating it. (1)
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