Question

What is a low level language?
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Answer 1

You can differentiate between a High Level Programming Language and Low Level Programming Language by:

• Amount of abstraction between Machine language and Programming language.

What is Machine Language?

Machines don't communicate with other machines using human Language ( like English ). To be specific it only contains a pair of binary numbers ( 0 and 1 ). Machine language is the most basic level of instructions/commands which your computer can understand.

What is Programming Language?

Programming Language is a set of commands/instructions which are in human Language.

Low level programming language

• Is a programming language which provides little or no abstraction of programming concepts.
• It is also very close to hardware.
• They are directly executable.
• Complete control over memory allocation.
• Very efficient.
• Great for OS/firmware.
• Difficult to understand.
• Needs more time to develop programs.

Example:

1. Machine Code.
2. Assembly Language.

High level programming language

• Much closer to human language.
• Easier to read/write (understand).
• Easier to maintain.
• Programmers don't have to think for registers and memory allocations.
• Needs less time to develop programs.

Example:

1. Java.
2. Python.
3. And many more...

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