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Machine code or ByteCode is [[Assembly_Basics#Counting|hexadecimal]] used to interface directly with the processor of a computer.  It has instruction numbers and operands to each instruction.  More is available in [[Assembly Basics]].
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Machine code is binary that interfaces with the microcode on a processor.  The ByteCode is usually represented as [[Assembly_Basics#Counting|hexadecimal]].  It has instruction numbers and operands to each instruction.  More is available in [[Assembly Basics]].
 
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Revision as of 22:26, 4 September 2011

Machine code is binary that interfaces with the microcode on a processor. The ByteCode is usually represented as hexadecimal. It has instruction numbers and operands to each instruction. More is available in Assembly Basics.