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Machine Language

Machine language is the only language computers can understand and consists of binary digits that the computer reads and interprets. Programs are written in languages like C++ and Java but must be compiled into machine language before the computer can execute them. The specific machine language can differ depending on the operating system as it dictates how compilers write programs and actions into binary code for that system.

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Machine Language

Machine language is the only language computers can understand and consists of binary digits that the computer reads and interprets. Programs are written in languages like C++ and Java but must be compiled into machine language before the computer can execute them. The specific machine language can differ depending on the operating system as it dictates how compilers write programs and actions into binary code for that system.

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Machine language

Updated: 06/30/2019 by Computer Hope

Sometimes referred to as machine code or object code, machine


language is a collection of binary digits or bits that the computer reads and
interprets. Machine language is the only language a computer is capable of
understanding.

The exact machine language for a program or action can differ


by operating system. The specific operating system dictates how a
compiler writes a program or action into machine language.

Computer programs are written in one or more programming


languages, like C++, Java, or Visual Basic. A computer cannot directly
understand the programming languages used to create computer
programs, so the program code must be compiled. Once a program's
code is compiled, the computer can understand it because the
program's code is turned into machine language.

Machine language example


Below is an example of machine language (binary) for the text "Hello
World."

01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100000


01010111 01101111 01110010 01101100 01100100

Below is another example of machine language (non-binary), which


prints the letter "A" 1000 times to the computer screen.

169 1 160 0 153 0 128 153 0 129 153 130 153 0 131 200
208 241 96

Related information
 How does a computer convert text into binary or 0's and 1's?
 How does a computer process data into information?

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