Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Software (Section 3 - No. 33)
What is the role of an 'assembler' in the context of programming?
To translate high-level code into machine code.
To translate assembly language into machine code.
To execute programs line by line.
To manage the computer's hardware.
Explication
An assembler translates assembly language instructions into machine code that the computer can execute.