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COM 101 Information Representation and Number Systems Objective Question

Question

What is assembly language?
Options
A A high-level programming language.
B The binary instructions that a CPU executes.
C A human-readable representation of machine code using mnemonics.
Correct Answer
D A standard for character encoding.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Assembly language is a human-readable representation of machine code. It uses mnemonics (short words or symbols) to represent the binary instructions that the CPU understands.

Hint

This low-level language uses short codes like ADD, MOV, and JMP instead of binary numbers.

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