Machine Language Instruction Components
Machine language consist of two instruction components :
1. Operand(s)
The operand(s) represents the data that the operation must be performed on. This data can take various forms, depending on the processor’s architecture. This can be a register containing a value, a memory address pointing to a location in memory where the data is stored, or a constant value embedded within the instruction itself.
2. Opcode
The opcode (Operation code) represents the operation that the processor must perform. This indicate that the instruction is an arithmetic operation such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
What is Machine Language?
Machine language is a low-level programming language that is understood by computers. Machine language is made up of binary bits 0 and 1. Machine language is also known as machine codes or object code. As machine language consists of only 0 and 1, that’s why it is difficult to understand in raw form. Machine language cannot understood by humans. The CPU processes this machine code as input. In this article, we are going to learn about what is Machine language, the features of machine language, the advantages and disadvantages of machine learning, and why it is difficult for humans to understand machine language(low-level language).