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What the main differences between an interpreter and a compiler?

A compiler produces an object or executable file that can be manually run after the source code is compiled. On the other hand, the interpreter doesn't produce an executable file, rather it will simulate ...

Answered by Henry S. • Computing tutor

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What are firewalls? Explain and discuss three methods they employ to secure a network. [8]

So the first thing to do for this question is break down the question into what the marks will be given for. As this question is not testing written communication you do not need to worry about writing lo...

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What is the difference between compile-time errors and runtime errors?

Before we can run our program on a computer, a compiler translates our human-readable code into machine language - a long string of 0s and 1s. When the code is being compiled, the compiler looks for synta...

Answered by Teodora G. • Computing tutor

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Describe the difference between passing parameters into a function by reference and by value? Indicating how this may lead to unexpected outputs.

Passing an input parameter by reference is also called pass by address, this is where the address of the variable to act on is passed to the function. This allows the function to change the value stored a...

Answered by Morgan B. • Computing tutor

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What is the difference between a dynamic and a static data structure?

A dynamic data structure is one that is not fixed in size and may not be contiguous in the computer's main memory. This is implemented through the use of pointers which 'point' to the location of the next...

Answered by Toby D. • Computing tutor

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