Even though a high-level programming language allows the programmer to think of memory locations in abstract rather than physical terms, the programmer is still directing, via program instructions, every change in the value of a memory location.

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High-level programming languages abstract the details of the hardware and memory management, but ultimately, the programmer's instructions still result in changes to the values stored in memory locations, albeit through a layer of abstraction provided by the language's compiler or interpreter.

Even Though a High-Level Programming Language Allows the Programmer to Think