low-level programming language is a language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's microprocessor. The word "low" does not imply that the language is inferior to high-level programming languages but rather refers to the small or nonexistent amount of abstraction between the language and machine language; because of this, low-level languages are sometimes described as being "close to the hardware.
assembly languages are considered low-level because they are very close to machine languages.

Answered by Om Prakash , an ibibo Master, at 7:13 PM on May 23, 2008

In computer science, a low-level programming language is a language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's microprocessor. The word "low" does not imply that the language is inferior to high-level programming languages but rather refers to the small or nonexistent amount of abstraction between the language and machine language; because of this, low-level languages are sometimes described as being "close to the hardware."

Answered by Nishu's , an ibibo Master, at 3:33 PM on May 23, 2008

hi sharad In computer science, a low-level programming language is a language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's microprocessor. The word "low" does not imply that the language is inferior to high-level programming languages but rather refers to the small or nonexistent amount of abstraction between the language and machine language; because of this, low-level languages are sometimes described as being "close to the hardware."

According to the Utah State Office of Education, a low level language is one that does not need a compiler or interpreter to run. The processor for which the language was written would be able to run the code without the use of either of these.

On the other hand, a high level language is a programming language which abstracts the execution semantics of a computer architecture from the specification of the program. This abstraction make the process of developing a program a much more simple and understandable process. The amount of abstraction that is provided often defines how 'high level' a programming language is. [1]

Low-level programming languages are sometimes divided into two categories: first generation, and second generation
for more inf check source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-le vel_programming_language

Answered by raj u , an ibibo Master, at 3:51 PM on May 22, 2008

hi sharad In computer science, a low-level programming language is a language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's microprocessor. The word "low" does not imply that the language is inferior to high-level programming languages but rather refers to the small or nonexistent amount of abstraction between the language and machine language; because of this, low-level languages are sometimes described as being "close to the hardware."

According to the Utah State Office of Education, a low level language is one that does not need a compiler or interpreter to run. The processor for which the language was written would be able to run the code without the use of either of these.

On the other hand, a high level language is a programming language which abstracts the execution semantics of a computer architecture from the specification of the program. This abstraction make the process of developing a program a much more simple and understandable process. The amount of abstraction that is provided often defines how 'high level' a programming language is
this is taken from source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-le vel_programming_language

Answered by laks , an ibibo Master, at 1:53 PM on May 22, 2008

Hi there

The lowest-level programming language (except for computers that utilize programmable microcode) Machine languages are the only languages understood by computers. While easily understood by computers, machine languages are almost impossible for humans to use because they consist entirely of numbers. Programmers, therefore, use either a high-level programming language or an assembly language. An assembly language contains the same instructions as a machine language, but the instructions and variables have names instead of being just numbers.

Programs written in high-level languages are translated into assembly language or machine language by a compiler. Assembly language programs are translated into machine language by a program called an assembler.

Every CPU has its own unique machine language. Programs must be rewritten or recompiled, therefore, to run on different types of computers.

Source :

http://www.webopedia.com/TER M/M/machine_language.html

Answered by Reeta K , an ibibo Master, at 12:59 PM on May 22, 2008

well Sharad, In computer science, a low-level programming language is a language that provides little or no abstraction from a computer's microprocessor. The word "low" does not imply that the language is inferior to high-level programming languages but rather refers to the small or nonexistent amount of abstraction between the language and machine language; because of this, low-level languages are sometimes described as being "close to the hardware."

According to the Utah State Office of Education, a low level language is one that does not need a compiler or interpreter to run. The processor for which the language was written would be able to run the code without the use of either of these.

On the other hand, a high level language is a programming language which abstracts the execution semantics of a computer architecture from the specification of the program. This abstraction make the process of developing a program a much more simple and understandable process. The amount of abstraction that is provided often defines how 'high level' a programming language is.

For more information , please do visit source site:
http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Low-level_programming_la nguage

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Answered by Uttam , an ibibo Master, at 8:44 PM on May 21, 2008

hi sharad ;
A programming language such as C, FORTRAN, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer. Such languages are considered high-level because they are closer to human languages and further from machine languages. In contrast, assembly languages are considered low-level because they are very close to machine languages.

Answered by kishore , an ibibo Master, at 8:10 PM on May 21, 2008

hi sharad :-

For the purpose of operating systems and other low level code we need a language that operates fast and just above the machine level. Of course there will always be occasion to slip into assembly but that is by its nature machine specific and so not considered here.

Both C and C++ can be used for this. They provide the low level power needed while giving a reasonable level of safety and abstraction.

Answered by shepherd , an ibibo Master, at 8:08 PM on May 21, 2008

A low-level language corresponds closely to machine code, so that a single low-level language instruction translates to a single machine-language instruction.
The main advantage of low-level programming is possibility to obtain extremely efficient code making optimum use of both computer memory and processing time. The main complexity of low-level programming consists in sharp increase of requirements to the developers’ skills. Low-level programming demands a detailed understanding of operational systems, protocols, drivers, etc.
In contrast, high-level languages are designed to solve particular problems and are therefore described as problem-oriented languages.

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 7:48 PM on May 21, 2008

Low-level languages are closer to the hardware than are high-level programming languages, which are closer to human languages.Ex.machine language or an assembly language.

A programming language such as C, FORTRAN, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer. Such languages are considered high-level because they are closer to human languages and further from machine languages. In contrast, assembly languages are considered low-level because they are very close to machine languages.

Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 7:07 PM on May 21, 2008