Multiple choice

Machine language programs are written using which of the following?

  1. English-like words

  2. 1s and 0s representing high and low electrical states

  3. BASIC

  4. Symbolic names to represent storage locations

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Machine language is the lowest-level programming language, directly executable by the computer's CPU. It consists entirely of binary digits (1s and 0s) representing high and low electrical states. This is what all high-level languages must eventually be translated into for execution.