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What does an assembler translate?
Short answer. Assembly language into machine code.
Is its output portable?
No. It suits one CPU family.
Assembler
| Assembly to machine code |
| One mnemonic, one instruction |
| Machine dependent |
Remember
| Assembler: assembly to binary |
Who translates assembly language? An assembler does. It turns assembly into machine code. Each mnemonic becomes one instruction. It suits one CPU family. Remember. Assembler turns assembly into binary.
This clip is from the full lesson: Programming Languages and Language Translators — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Essentials (083), ISC Class 11 Computer Science (868), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 9 Computer Science (0478)
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