COMPILER DESIGN

INTRODUCTION TO COMPILER DESIGN

TYPES OF COMPILERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Languages that sit close to the computer’s instruction set.
A
High level languages
B
Low level languages
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assembly language and machine language are two examples of low-level programming languages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Low-level languages are designed to operate and handle the entire hardware and instructions set architecture of a computer directly. Low-level languages are considered to be closer to computers. In other words, their prime function is to operate, manage and manipulate the computing hardware and components.

Detailed explanation-3: -The low-level language is a programming language that provides no abstraction from the hardware, and it is represented in 0 or 1 forms, which are the machine instructions. The languages that come under this category are the Machine level language and Assembly language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The only true low level programming is machine code or assembly (asm). Assembly is as close as possible to what the CPU (the computer’s processor) can execute, as it is literally a text translation of the binary code which the CPU understands.

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