Assembly Language and Computer Architecture

Provides students with a clear and concise introduction to the inner workings of the computer, and their many levels and functions.

Through introducing real instruction sets and writing real assembly language programs, students will become acquainted with the basics of computer architecture. Nnow includes the use of the Microsoft Visual Studio environment, which is widely available to students and professionals, and provides a robust environment for editing, assembling, debugging, and executing problems.
The text continues to emphasize basic architecture, not just the 80x86 line, and now includes 64-bit operations but is still appropriate for those working with 32-bit computers. Programmers are expected to program effectively at any level