What are low level languages? What are its features?

Computers can understand only binary system i.e., programs or instructions given in 0’s and 1’s. Low level language based programs can be executed directly on the machine without any additional software, as the programs are written in machine understandable form.

Features of low level languages:

  • Low level languages use 0’s and 1’s to write a code, which computers can understand.
  • A simple task requires large number of instructions, hence not user friendly.
  • The code is machine dependant. Hence a program written on one machine, will not work on other machine.
  • They are highly efficient and speed as they are directly executed on the computer.