FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does assembly language differ from machine code?
A
Assembly language uses mnemonics rather than binary. One line in assembly language is equal to one line in machine code.
B
Assembly language uses binary rather than mnemonics. One line in assembly language is equal to one line in machine code.
C
Assembly language uses mnemonics rather than binary. One line in assembly language is equal to multiple lines in machine code.
D
Assembly language uses mnemonics rather than binary. Multiple lines in assembly language is equal to one line in machine code.
E
Assembly language uses binary rather than mnemonics. One line in assembly language is equal to multiple lines in machine code.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An assembly language is a type of low-level programming language that is intended to communicate directly with a computer’s hardware. Unlike machine language, which consists of binary and hexadecimal characters, assembly languages are designed to be readable by humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -It executes all the instructions directly through the CPU (Central Processing System) of the system. The assembly language is a low-level language for programming that requires an assembler to convert the instructions into a final object or machine code. The machine languages stay dependent on the concerned platforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Machine code and binary are the same-a number system with base 2-either a 1 or 0. But machine code can also be expressed in hex-format (hexadecimal)-a number system with base 16.

Detailed explanation-4: -Assembly language uses a mnemonic to represent, e.g., each low-level machine instruction or opcode, each directive, typically also each architectural register, flag, etc. Some of the mnemonics may be built in and some user defined. Many operations require one or more operands in order to form a complete instruction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Machine code is very hard to follow because it uses binary code to represent the instructions. To provide a more human friendly version of machine code, assembly language is used. An assembly language statement is a line of text that translates into a single machine instruction.

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