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Posted by Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang
Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang
537 Points

Is machine code quick or slow? Does machine code have a large or small footprint?

Is machine code quick or slow? Does machine code have a large or small footprint?

4 Answers

Rasbin Rijal
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Rasbin Rijal
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Rasbin Rijal
Rasbin Rijal
Courses Plus Student 10,864 Points

Hi Emmanuel,

Machine code runs very quickly and has a small footprint. For more information please visit this link post.

https://teamtreehouse.com/community/machine-code-versus-higher-level-language

Hope this helps :)

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points
jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Hey Emmanuel,

Machine code is quick with a small footprint.

Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang
Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang
537 Points

Thanks you!

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hi!

Machine code is literally as quick as it gets. You cannot get any quicker than that.

I hope this helped!

Shaun Moore
Shaun Moore
6,301 Points
Shaun Moore
Shaun Moore
6,301 Points

Machine code is the fastest because it is Binary compared to a top-level code like HTML, CSS, PHP it is extremely fast