Which describes a programming language that is close to machine code and harder to read?

• A. High-level language
• B. Low-level language
• C. Truth table
• D. Logic circuit

Answer: (B)

Understanding how close a language is to machine code helps explain readability. Low-level languages translate almost directly into the CPU’s instructions, so you deal with detailed operations, memory addresses, and tiny steps the machine executes. That direct, near-hardware mapping makes the code terse and harder to read compared with high-level languages, which use abstractions, meaningful variable names, and structures that are easier for humans to understand. This is the description that matches a low-level language.

The other options aren’t programming languages that control software in the same way. A truth table is a tool for evaluating logic, not writing software, and a logic circuit represents hardware design. A high-level language, by contrast, is designed to be easier to read and write because it hides the machine’s inner workings.