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CS401 Assembly Notes Ch1 To Ch5

The document provides comprehensive notes on Assembly Language Programming, covering topics from basic computer architecture to subroutines. It includes explanations, code examples, and multiple-choice questions for Chapters 1 to 5. Key concepts include registers, addressing modes, branching, bit manipulations, and the use of subroutines to enhance code modularity.

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CS401 Assembly Notes Ch1 To Ch5

The document provides comprehensive notes on Assembly Language Programming, covering topics from basic computer architecture to subroutines. It includes explanations, code examples, and multiple-choice questions for Chapters 1 to 5. Key concepts include registers, addressing modes, branching, bit manipulations, and the use of subroutines to enhance code modularity.

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CS401 - Assembly Language

Programming (Chapters 1 to 5)
These notes include topic-wise explanations, summaries, code examples, and possible
MCQs.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Assembly Language

Topics Covered:
 - Basic Computer Architecture
 - Registers
 - Instruction Groups
 - Intel iAPX88 Architecture
 - History of Intel Processors
 - Register Architecture
 - First Assembly Program
 - Segmented Memory Model

Summary:
 - Explains how a computer communicates using Address, Data, and Control buses.
 - Introduces registers like AX, BX, CX, DX, IP, SP, etc.
 - Mnemonics are readable forms of machine instructions (e.g., MOV, ADD).
 - Segment:Offset pair is used to calculate physical addresses.
 - Provides first assembly program that adds three numbers.

Code Example:

[org 0x0100]

mov ax, 5

mov bx, 10

add ax, bx

mov bx, 15

add ax, bx
mov ax, 0x4c00

int 0x21

Possible MCQs:
1. Q: What is the function of the Instruction Pointer (IP)?
2. Q: What is the difference between mnemonic and opcode?
3. Q: What is the maximum memory 8088 can access?

Chapter 2: Addressing Modes

Topics Covered:
 - Data Declaration
 - Direct Addressing
 - Size Mismatch Errors
 - Register Indirect Addressing
 - Register + Offset Addressing
 - Segment Association
 - Address Wraparound
 - Addressing Modes Summary

Summary:
 - Use db/dw to declare memory variables.
 - Access memory via direct addressing (e.g., [num1]).
 - Avoid size mismatch errors when moving data.
 - Address memory indirectly using registers.
 - Offset and segment determine the final physical address.

Possible MCQs:
4. Q: What does 'db' stand for in assembly?
5. Q: What causes size mismatch error in MOV instruction?
6. Q: What is register indirect addressing?

Chapter 3: Branching

Topics Covered:
 - Comparison and Conditions
 - Conditional Jumps
 - Unconditional Jump
 - Relative Addressing
 - Types of Jump
 - Sorting Example

Summary:
 - Use CMP to compare values.
 - Use JE, JNE, JG, JL, etc. to jump based on conditions.
 - JMP is an unconditional jump.
 - Branching changes program flow based on logic.

Possible MCQs:
7. Q: Which instruction is used to compare two values?
8. Q: What is the range of short jump in relative addressing?
9. Q: Which instruction performs unconditional jump?

Chapter 4: Bit Manipulations

Topics Covered:
 - Multiplication Algorithm
 - Shifting and Rotations
 - Multiplication in Assembly Language
 - Extended Operations
 - Bitwise Logical Operations
 - Masking Operations

Summary:
 - Bitwise operations: AND, OR, XOR, NOT.
 - Shifts: SHL (left), SHR (right).
 - Rotates: ROL (left rotate), ROR (right rotate).
 - Masking isolates specific bits using AND.

Possible MCQs:
10. Q: What is the result of SHR AL, 1?
11. Q: What does masking do?
12. Q: Which instruction rotates bits left?

Chapter 5: Subroutines

Topics Covered:
 - Program Flow
 - Our First Subroutine
 - Stack
 - Saving and Restoring Registers
 - Parameter Passing Through Stack
 - Local Variables

Summary:
 - CALL and RET are used to implement subroutines.
 - Stack is used to store return addresses and parameters.
 - PUSH and POP store and retrieve register values.
 - Subroutines improve code modularity.

Possible MCQs:
13. Q: What instruction returns from a subroutine?
14. Q: What is the purpose of the stack pointer (SP)?
15. Q: How are parameters passed in a subroutine?

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