What is a Compiler?
. Compiler is a program that translates human-readable source code into computer-readable machine code.
. A program written by a developer is in high-level-language which is not understandable by processor which understands only binary language(0's and 1's).
. Process of converting high-level source code into machine understandable binary language is called compilation.
. Compiler is a part of Integrated Development Environment (IDE) which consists of text editor, compiler, debugger etc.
. Examples of IDE's: Turbo C++ for C, Eclipse for Java etc.
Installing Turbo C++:
. Download Turbo C++ from the internet.
. Click on the link showing Download Turbo C++.
. Accept the license agreement and click on Next.
. Click on Install.
. Click on Finish.
. Now open it, it appears as below:
. Now open the zip file, extract it and run the application.
. Click on Next.
. Accept the license agreement and click on Next.
. Click on Install.
. Click on Finish.
. Now open it, it appears as below: