Computer Science GCSE
Errors and execution speed
What Errors and execution speed means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Errors and execution speed
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Compiled code generally executes faster because translation is completed in advance, while interpreted code is convenient during development because errors appear immediately.
Topics that use Errors and execution speed
- Programming languages (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Compiler behaviour
- High-level language
- Interpreter behaviour
- Portable
- Translation of high-level code
- Assembly language
- Machine code
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