ASCII is a character encoding standard used for representing text in computers, telecommunication equipment, and other devices that use text. Originated from telegraphic codes, ASCII is used for text data in microcomputers, terminals, printers, and network protocols.
Machine language is the set of binary instructions that a computer's central processing unit (CPU) can execute directly. Each statement in machine language, often represented in binary code, corresponds to one specific machine action, allowing for highly efficient program execution but posing significant challenges for programming due to its lack of human-readable commands.
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