Computer Science GCSE
Machine code
What Machine code means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Machine code
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Binary instructions executed directly by the CPU, forming the lowest level of language and needing no translation.
Topics that use Machine code
- Programming languages (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Compiler behaviour
- Errors and execution speed
- High-level language
- Interpreter behaviour
- Portable
- Translation of high-level code
- Assembly language
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