AQA GCSE Computer Science · 8525

Machine Code and Assembly Language

What you need to know

Identify machine code and assembly language as low-level languages and explain the differences between them.
Understand that processors execute machine code directly and that each processor type requires a specific machine code instruction set.
Understand that assembly language is frequently used for developing software for embedded systems and for controlling specific hardware components.
Explain that assembly language maintains a 1:1 correspondence with machine code.