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What is the purpose of an "assembler"?

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The correct answer is A) A program that translates assembly language (human-readable mnemonics) into machine code that a CPU can execute

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A program that translates assembly language (human-readable mnemonics) into machine code that a CPU can execute

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Assembly language uses human-readable mnemonics (e.g., MOV, ADD) that map closely to machine instructions; an assembler converts this into the binary machine code the CPU executes.

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