Translator programs, such as assemblers and compilers, convert programs from one lan- guage (referred to as the source language) to another language (referred to as the target lan- guage). Determine which of the following statements are true and which are false:

a) A compiler translates high-level-language programs into target-language programs.
b) An assembler translates source-language programs into machine-language programs.
c) A compiler translates source-language programs into target-language programs.
d) Machine languages are generally machine independent.
e) A machine-language program requires translation before it can be run on a
computer.

a) True. b) True. c) True. d) False. Machine languages are generally machine
dependent. e) False. A machine language program is native to that specific machine and can be run without translation.

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