**** A THOROUGHLY UPDATED NEW EDITION 2.0 IS AVAILABLE AS OF DECEMBER 2020. **** E-books ($46.50, ISBN: 978-1-943153-76-3) are sold at Redshelf.com and Vitalsource.com. Paperbacks ($71.50, ISBN: 978-1-943153-82-4) are sold exclusively at Redshelf.com. (https://redshelf.com/book/1671071) For more information, visit www.ProspectPressVT.com. _____ Designed for a one-term course in Assembly Programming, this textbook uses a practical point of view to address "why" and "how" questions. After laying the foundation of computer language and computer architecture in the first two chapters, Assembly programming is used as the mechanism for understanding computer architecture and harnessing Assembly for software development. Edition 2.0 is updated to include a primary focus on the 64-bit standard.