- The document discusses basic computer programming concepts and their relation to hardware representation of instructions. It introduces instruction sets, machine language, assembly language, and the translation process from symbolic to binary code using an assembler.
- The assembler performs two passes: the first generates an address symbol table by assigning memory locations to labels and operands, and the second translates the symbolic code to binary using lookup tables for instructions, operands, and the address symbol table.
- Assembly language allows the use of symbolic names for instructions, addresses, and operands, making programs more human-readable compared to binary or machine language.