The correct answer is: B. a program that automates the translation of assembly language into machine language.
An assembler
is a program that translates assembly language into machine language. Assembly language is a low-level programming language that is used to control the hardware of a computer. Machine language is the language that the computer’s processor understands.Option A is incorrect because a linker is a program that combines object files into an executable file.
Option C is incorrect because a compiler is a program that translates high-level programming languages into machine language.
Option D is incorrect because an interpreter is a program that executes a source program as if it were machine language.
Option E is incorrect because the correct answer is B.