Are Second-generation languages are also known as assembly languages?

That's a good question, and it's easy to get confused! Here's the breakdown:

* Second-generation languages (2GLs) are indeed assembly languages.

* Assembly languages are low-level programming languages that use mnemonics (short, easy-to-remember codes) to represent machine instructions. They are considered "second-generation" because they followed machine languages (1GLs), which were directly in binary code and extremely difficult to write in.

Here's why it's important to understand the distinction:

* "Second-generation language" is a broad term referring to the second stage in programming language development.

* "Assembly language" is a specific type of language within that generation.

So, while assembly languages ARE second-generation languages, not all second-generation languages are necessarily assembly languages. There may be other languages from that era that fit the broader definition.

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