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Mugge
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denmark
 
2009-08-03, 15:45

Well, that's simple:

The compiler is a piece of software that in itself is is made up of binary code. It's capable of translating your high level language into a binary language that the CPU understands.

The CPU is a piece of hardware that only understands binary language. The CPU (along with the rest of the hardware) uses the binary code to execute software, such as a compiler.

Yes?
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