Question

In a compiler the module that checks every character of the source text is called

• A. The syntax analyzer
• B. The code generator
• C. The code optimizer
• D. The lexical analyzer

Answer 1

The correct option is D The lexical analyzer

Lexical analysis is a phase of compiler in which a sequence of characters get converted into a group of tokens. A program or function which performs lexical analysis is called a lexical analyzer. So lexical analyzer checks every character of the source text.