What best describes the function of an interpreter?

Language processors MCQs for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, and Pakistan government job tests. Select an option below, then read the explanation.

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Published
5 Apr 2019
Last updated
28 May 2026

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Explanation

Option A refers to a loader, B describes an assembler, D defines a compiler. Option C correctly identifies an interpreter as a program that runs source code directly by simulating machine-level instructions.

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