Assembly Language / Machine Code / High-Level Programming
Assembly Language · An assembly language is a low-level programming language designed for a specific type of processor. · It may be produced by compiling source code from a high-level programming language (such as C/C++) but can also be written from scratch. · Assembly code can be converted to machine code using an assembler. · Since most compilers convert source code directly to machine code, software developers often create programs without using assembly language. · In some cases, assembly code can be used to fine-tune a program. For example, a programmer may write a specific process in assembly language to make sure it functions as efficiently as possible. Machine Code · machine language, the numeric codes for the operations that a particular compute...