Assembler is A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution. B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language. C. a program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program. D. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language. E. None of the above

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