what is low level language in computer

A low-level language in computer programming is a type of programming language that provides little or no abstraction from a computers instruction set architecture. This means that the commands or functions in the language are structurally similar to the processors instructions. Low-level languages are very close to the hardware and are designed to operate and handle the entire hardware and instruction set architecture of a computer directly. Examples of low-level languages include machine code and assembly language. Programs written in low-level languages tend to be relatively non-portable, optimized for a certain type of system architecture, and can run very quickly with a small memory footprint. However, they are considered difficult to use due to numerous technical details that the programmer must remember. Low-level languages are advantageous because programs and applications written in them may be executed directly on computer hardware without the requirement for translation or interpretation, and they can run with a very minimal memory footprint as well as very fast.