Machine Language

Machine language is the most basic set of instructions that a computer's processor can understand and execute directly. It consists of binary code—sequences of 0s and 1s—that tell the computer what operations to perform, such as calculations or data movements. Essentially, it’s the fundamental language of computers, functioning behind the scenes of higher-level programming languages. While humans typically write code in more understandable languages, machine language is the only way directly understood by the hardware for performing tasks.