The first computers were programmed using___________?
Correct answer: B. Machine language
- A. Assembly language
- B. Machine language
- C. Source code
- D. Object code
Explanation
The earliest computers were programmed in machine language, using binary instructions directly understood by the processor. Assembly language came later as a more readable symbolic representation of machine instructions.
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