Second-Generation Programming Language (2GL)

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• Went from 1s and 0s to incorporating alphabetic values so it was easier for humans to read and decipher
• Incorporated use of “assembler” to convert language statements to machine language → commonly known as “assembly languages”
• Low level
• Popular during late 1950’s; originated in 1940s

Assembly Languages originated in the 1940s, and are attributed to the efforts of the American naval officer Grace Hopper, with the introduction of the FLOW-MATIC language for the ENIAC computer.