How does disassembly work in C++?

Question

C++ / C#

1. Are C++ codes compiled first into assembler or immediately into exe/elf?
2. Is the result of disassembling a C++ program the result of the work of an assembler or machine codes?

Answer 1

Assembler = machine code, at least they match 1-to-1

1. Are C++ codes compiled first into assembler or immediately into exe/elf?

Most compilers first compile to some intermediate representation, and then to exe / elf / dll / etc.

2. Is the result of disassembling a C++ program the result of the work of an assembler or machine codes?

Obviously: the result of disassembly is the result of the disassembler.

Answer 2

the smallest file size you can put hello world

You need COM .