2 votes 2 votes The optimization phase in a compiler generally: (A) Reduced the space of the code (B) Optimizes the code to reduce execution time (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B) gopuDav asked Dec 29, 2017 gopuDav 514 views answer comment Share Follow See all 6 Comments See all 6 6 Comments reply srestha commented Dec 29, 2017 reply Follow Share Ans D) ? 0 votes 0 votes Rishabh Jain 1 commented Dec 29, 2017 reply Follow Share I think answer should be B but answer given is C 0 votes 0 votes vamp_vaibhav commented Dec 29, 2017 reply Follow Share Answer c is correct I think.. Check this one https://www.google.co.in/search?client=ms-android-xiaomi&q=code+optimization+meaning&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik_Pamu6_YAhXGq48KHW1yB2IQ1QIIhwEoAA&biw=360&bih=620 0 votes 0 votes Rishabh Jain 1 commented Dec 29, 2017 reply Follow Share but can a compiler phase reduce code space? 0 votes 0 votes vamp_vaibhav commented Dec 29, 2017 reply Follow Share Well when we talk about code space there can be two explanations.. One is the space required during execution of code and second the space required to store the code.. I think they are talking about the second one.. Less number of variables leads to less resources.. 0 votes 0 votes gopuDav commented Jan 1, 2018 reply Follow Share I don't think D is the answer it might be B or C. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.