We’ve come to the point where we need to define an assembly language for our 4-Bit HRRG Computer, but first we need to consider certain concepts. These days, we are used to programming our computers ...

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CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Basics of assembly language programming and instruction set architectures. System stack and procedure calls. Techniques for writing assembly language programs. The course covers ...

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A programming language that is one step away from machine language. Each assembly language statement is translated into a machine instruction by the assembler. Programmers must be well versed in the ...