Machine Language Instructions
Each machine language instruction is made up of two parts
- The opcode - a bit pattern (of 1’s and 0’s) that is a code for an operation, like LOAD, ADD, JUMP or STORE
- The operands - bit patterns that provide more information about the instruction.
- Example: If the opcode was for LOAD, the the operands would have to say what memory location was to be read and the register to place the value in.