Question

Is compiler specific to a language? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

Yes compiler are language specific.

A compiler is a typical program that decodes statements written in a particular programming language and turns them into machine language.

Hence compiler will be language specific since it needs to understand corresponding language to convert into machine language.

DJGPP compiler - C/C++ compiler

LCC-Win32 compiler - Windows 95/98/NT

Bloodshed Dev-C -  C language

Answer 2

The answer is YES.

YES, compiler is specific to a language. Although all languages use compilers, it is not the same for all of them.

A compiler is a program that converts computer code written in source programming language into target programming language. In other words, code written in high-level programming language is converted to low language such as object code, machine code or assembly language to generate an executable program.