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Explaination of Classification of Progrraming Language

The document explains programming languages, categorizing them into three types: machine level, assembly level, and high-level languages. Machine level language is the lowest and difficult for humans to understand, while assembly language is a middle-level language that is more human-readable but machine-dependent. High-level languages are user-friendly and easier to write and debug, but they require compilers and interpreters for conversion and take longer to execute.

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Explaination of Classification of Progrraming Language

The document explains programming languages, categorizing them into three types: machine level, assembly level, and high-level languages. Machine level language is the lowest and difficult for humans to understand, while assembly language is a middle-level language that is more human-readable but machine-dependent. High-level languages are user-friendly and easier to write and debug, but they require compilers and interpreters for conversion and take longer to execute.

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3/10/2021 Computer Concepts - Programming Languages - Tutorialspoint

A program is a set of instructions that help computer to perform tasks. This set of instructions is
also called as scripts. Programs are executed by processor whereas scripts are interpreted. The
languages that are used to write a program or set of instructions are called "Programming
languages". Programming languages are broadly categorized into three types −
Machine level language
Assembly level language
High-level language

Machine Level Language


Machine language is lowest level of programming language. It handles binary data
i.e. 0’s and 1’s. It directly interacts with system. Machine language is difficult for human beings to
understand as it comprises combination of 0’s and 1’s. There is software which translate programs
into machine level language. Examples include operating systems like Linux, UNIX, Windows, etc.
In this language, there is no need of compilers and interpreters for conversion and hence the time
consumption is less. However, it is not portable and non-readable to humans.

Assembly Level Language


Assembly language is a middle-level language. It consists of a set of instructions in a specific
format called commands. It uses symbols to represent field of instructions. It is very close to
machine level language. The computer should have assembler to translate assembly level
program to machine level program. Examples include ADA, PASCAL, etc. It is in human-readable
format and takes lesser time to write a program and debug it. However, it is a machine dependent
language.
Assembly Language Machine Code
SUB AX, BX 0010101110000011
MOV CX, AX 100010111001000
MOV DX, 0 10111010000000000000000

High-level Language
High-level language uses format or language that is most familiar to users. The instructions in this
language are called codes or scripts. The computer needs a compiler and interpreter to convert
high-level language program to machine level language. Examples include C++, Python, Java,
etc. It is easy to write a program using high level language and is less time-consuming. Debugging
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is also easy and is a human-readable language. Main disadvantages of this are that it takes lot of
time for execution and occupies more space when compared to Assembly- or Machine-level
languages. Following is a simple example for a high level language −
if age < 18 {
printf("You are not eligible to vote");
} else{
printf("You are eligible to vote");
}

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