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Machine Language is the lowest level language other than microcode as it is what the processor itself uses to handle operations. Assembly is low level as it is very close to machine language. Higher level languages have higher levels of abstraction and more structure to them, such as C++. Lower level languages are very operation based.

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it's because machine level language is the language which is use in programming and it is difficult to read an learn and basically it is a example of low level language

and low level language is machine dependent but it's processing efficiency is more then that of any other language

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Assembly languages are low level because there is minimal abstraction between the code you write and the machine code produced by the assembler. The relationship is near 1:1 and is machine-specific. High-level languages have a much higher degree of abstraction and are generally machine-independent (portable). That is, you write code to suit the language compiler or interpreter, very rarely specific to the machine itself. However, the term high-level specifically means that the code is highly abstract, more human-friendly. A single high-level statement can emit dozens of low-level instructions that would otherwise have to be written by hand using assembly language, which is understandably tedious and prone to human error.

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It's by definition: machine code and Assembly are low level languages, everything else is high level.

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Assembly and machine code are the only low-level languages, everything else is high-level. Low-level means: closely related to the CPU.

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Is the C language machine dependent or not?

Machine-dependent (generally called "platform-dependent")


What are high level programming languages how they differ from assembly languages?

High-level languages are easy to read and write. They are not machine dependent and portable from one computer to another. Assembly languages are machine dependent, easier to read than machine code but it's still not easy to read, and the assembler program translates the assembler program straight into machine code.


Is the First Generation Language machine dependent?

Yes. Both first and second generation languages are machine-dependent. The first generation of languages were machine code, while the second were assembly languages. Non-machine dependency came about with the advent of the third-generation of languages, all the high-level languages.


What is low level programing languages?

The programs written in Machine codes (like hexadecimal codes) are the Low level programs. These are understood only by the Microprocessor they are written for and written on. Whereas the High level programs are written in English like languages which are human redable.


What is the difference between high level and low level programming?

High level languages are easier for humans to read and program in. They are usually machine independent, and most have a wide variety of programming libraries available for common functions. Low level languages are usually machine specific, such as assembly languages. They lack programming libraries.