C is a high level language. C is close to how a computer works. Assembly is the next step down, and is not nearly as hard as the internet would lead you to be

C is a high level language. C is close to how a computer works. Assembly is the next step down, and is not nearly as hard as the internet would lead you to believe. Step down from that; read a book like "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach", and learn about cpu-s and memory (also Agner Fog's site, official amd and intel doc, many other). Down from that is electronics (logic gates, 8bit adder, etc., down to transistors and capacitors). And beyond is physics. Everything else is either computing theory or buzzwordy bullshit. To repeat: C is a high level language, no matter what anyone says.