5 Questions
What is machine code or machine language?
A set of instructions executed directly by a computer’s CPU
What is the primary function of an Assembly level language?
To provide a low-level correspondence to machine code instructions
What characterizes a high-level programming language?
It is independent of the architecture's machine code instructions
What type of tasks are performed by machine level language instructions?
Very specific tasks, such as load, jump, or ALU operations
What is the role of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) in executing machine level language instructions?
Directly executing the set of instructions
Test your knowledge of programming languages and their role in computer computation with this quiz. Explore machine level, assembly level, and high level languages, and learn about the instructions used by programmers to perform computation tasks.
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