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Assembly Language

Low-level language closest to machine code; used in OS kernels, device drivers and embedded systems

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 1949 Programming Languages

Key Facts

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    First assembly language developed at Cambridge (1949); translates human-readable mnemonics to machine code

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    Used for boot loaders, OS kernels, device drivers, firmware and performance-critical code

  3. 3

    Apollo 11 Guidance Computer ran on assembly: 4KB RAM, 32KB ROM β€” landed humans on the Moon (1969)

πŸ’‘ Did you know? The Apollo Guidance Computer that landed on the Moon was programmed entirely in assembly language

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Programming Languages

Country

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA

Year / Era

1949

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Low-level language closest to machine code

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