Detmer emphasizes computer architecture over assembly language, but believes that using the latter is a good way to understand the former. The textbook can be the core in an assembly language course or a supplement in a computer architecture course. This third edition is compatible with Visual Studio 2012. By request, he appends answers to selected exercises; all answers are available online to registered instructors. He covers representing data in a computer, parts of a computer system, elements of assembly language, basic instructions, branching and looping, procedures, bit manipulation, string operations, and floating point operations. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)