High-Level Language Low-Level Language
Compiler Interpreter
Assembly Language Machine Language
Abstraction Portability

 

A programming language that is closer to machine language and is harder to understand and use compared to high-level languages. A programming language that is closer to human language and is easier to understand and use compared to low-level languages.
A program that directly executes high-level language code without prior translation into machine code. A program that translates high-level language code into low-level machine code.
The lowest-level programming language consisting of binary code that can be directly executed by a computer's CPU. A low-level programming language that uses mnemonics to represent machine instructions.
The ability of a program written in a high-level language to run on different computer systems without modification. The process of reducing complexity by hiding unnecessary details to focus on essential features.

 

Efficiency Readability

 

The quality of code written in a high-level language that is easy to understand and maintain. The ratio of useful output to total input in a system, indicating optimal use of resources.