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OL - Chap 4 - Assembly Language

Assembly language is a low-level programming language that uses mnemonics to represent machine code instructions, making it more readable than binary code. An assembler translates assembly code into machine code, allowing for direct manipulation of hardware and greater control over system resources. While it offers efficiency and control, it also introduces complexity in coding and debugging.

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OL - Chap 4 - Assembly Language

Assembly language is a low-level programming language that uses mnemonics to represent machine code instructions, making it more readable than binary code. An assembler translates assembly code into machine code, allowing for direct manipulation of hardware and greater control over system resources. While it offers efficiency and control, it also introduces complexity in coding and debugging.

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Assembly language is a type of low-level programming language designed to

communicate directly with a computer's hardware. It uses mnemonics, which are


symbolic representations of machine code instructions, making it slightly more
readable than raw binary code. For example, instead of using binary codes for
operations, assembly language uses abbreviations like MOV for move, ADD for add,
and SUB for subtract.

An assembler is a software tool that translates assembly language code into machine
code, the lowest level of code that is directly executed by a computer's CPU. Each
mnemonic in assembly language corresponds to an operation in machine code, and the
assembler performs the task of converting these mnemonics into the binary
instructions that the computer hardware can process.

Key Points:

- Mnemonics: These are abbreviations or symbolic names used to represent machine


instructions, which help programmers remember the functions more easily than binary
codes.
- Assembler: This is the program that converts the assembly language code into
machine code. It processes the mnemonics, data, and other elements in the assembly
code to produce a binary output that the machine can execute.
- Direct Hardware Manipulation: Assembly language allows programmers to manipulate
specific hardware components directly, which can be crucial for system-level
programming.
- Efficiency and Control: Assembly language provides greater control over system
resources, potentially leading to more efficient execution, though this comes at
the cost of increased complexity in coding and debugging.

Assembly language serves as an essential bridge between high-level languages and


pure machine code, giving programmers detailed control over a computer's operations
while providing a more understandable coding environment than raw binary code.

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