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QWhat is the purpose of the "Front End" in the compiler architecture?

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  • A Generating optimized machine code ✔ ✖
  • B Translating source code to intermediate code ✔ ✖
  • C Resolving external references ✔ ✖
  • D Performing code optimization ✔ ✖
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The Front End of a compiler is responsible for translating the high-level source code into an intermediate representation for further processing.

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