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- 1High Level codeCode which looks like maths or English and is easy to understand. High level code examples Python, JAVA or C#.
- 2Low Level Codeode which is used by the computer to carry out instructions. Computers can only understand values binary 0 and 1. Machine code uses binary to represent instructions.
- 3OPCODEOpcode stands for operation code, which is a single instruction that can be executed by the CPU. Opcode could be in binary, hexadecimal or assembly language mnemonic.
- 4OPERANDThe data which opcode uses or the address of the data.
- 5RegisterA dedicated location of fast memory in the RAM.
- 6CompilerA compiler is a program which translates a high level language program (the source code) into machine code.
- 7InterpretersAn interpreter is a different type of program which translates a high level language program into machine code.
- 8AssemblersThe assembler is a program which translates assembly code into machine language.
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