Q14. Differentiate between machine level, assembly and high level languages.
Answer:
Machine-level Language
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Assembly-level Language
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High-level Language
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1
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The programs written in machine level language are very difficult to be read, written and maintained.
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1
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The programs written in assembly language are difficult to be read, written and maintained.
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1
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The programs written in high-level languages are easier to be read, written and maintained by a less-
skilled programmer.
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2
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It is a machine friendly language.
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2
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It is a machine friendly language.
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2
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It is a user friendly language.
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3
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It is a machine dependent language.
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3
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It is a machine dependent language.
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3
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It is a machine independent language.
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4
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Programs written in machine language are non-portable.
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4
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Programs written in assembly language are non-portable.
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4
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Programs written in high-level language are portable.
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5
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The maintenance cost is very high.
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5
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The maintenance cost is very high.
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5
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The maintenance cost is very less.
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6
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The execution time is very less, since this language does not requires any interpreter or compiler to translate the program.
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6
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The execution time is more than that of machine language but less than that of high-level language. Because, it needs to be converted directly into machine instruction
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6
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The execution time is high since the high-level language instructions need to. be converted into assembly language instructions and the machine code.
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