8086 Instruction Set Overview

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Which type of instructions are included in the 8086 instruction set?

8085 instructions and new operations such as multiplication and division

How many different instructions are there in the 8086 instruction set?

Approximately 117

Do the 8086 instructions allow memory to memory operations?

No, except for string instructions

In what section of the text are the addressing modes of the 8086 discussed?

Section 3.2

How can the data addressing modes of a processor be classified?

By data addressing modes and program memory addressing modes

Study Notes

8086 Instruction Set

  • The 8086 instruction set includes arithmetic, logical, control flow, and data transfer instructions.

Instruction Set Characteristics

  • There are 71 different instructions in the 8086 instruction set.

Memory Operations

  • The 8086 instructions do not allow memory-to-memory operations, requiring data to be moved through registers.

Text Organization

  • The addressing modes of the 8086 are discussed in the section on addressing modes.

Data Addressing Modes

  • Data addressing modes can be classified into register, immediate, and memory addressing modes.

Test your knowledge of the 8086 instruction set which includes equivalents of the 8085 instructions and many new ones. Topics include signed/unsigned multiplication and division, bit manipulation instructions, string instructions, interrupt instructions, and more.

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