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What is the course meeting time?
What is the course meeting time?
Sunday, 12:20 pm - 2:00 pm
What is the name of the course textbook?
What is the name of the course textbook?
IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming
Which of the following is not a course lab material?
Which of the following is not a course lab material?
- C Programming (correct)
- DosBox
- AE-TASM
- Debug Program
- Assignments
- Emulator 8086
Who is the course TA?
Who is the course TA?
Which of the following is not a course objective?
Which of the following is not a course objective?
The course requires prior knowledge of C Programming.
The course requires prior knowledge of C Programming.
Assembly language is designed to...
Assembly language is designed to...
Assembly language is generally more efficient than high-level languages in terms of memory usage and execution time.
Assembly language is generally more efficient than high-level languages in terms of memory usage and execution time.
Assembly language is often used for...
Assembly language is often used for...
Match the following programming languages with their types:
Match the following programming languages with their types:
A ______ is a sequence of ones and zeros that the processor executes one at a time.
A ______ is a sequence of ones and zeros that the processor executes one at a time.
The Intel x86 processors use big-endian addressing.
The Intel x86 processors use big-endian addressing.
How many words are needed to store the value 0529H in memory?
How many words are needed to store the value 0529H in memory?
What is the difference between an absolute address and a segment address?
What is the difference between an absolute address and a segment address?
What is the memory size of the Intel 8086 processor?
What is the memory size of the Intel 8086 processor?
How many bits are required for the address bus of the Intel 8086 processor?
How many bits are required for the address bus of the Intel 8086 processor?
How many words can be fetched from the memory at a time by the Intel 8086 processor?
How many words can be fetched from the memory at a time by the Intel 8086 processor?
The Intel 8086 processor has a separate instruction queue for storing instructions.
The Intel 8086 processor has a separate instruction queue for storing instructions.
Which of the following is not a component of the Intel 8086 processor?
Which of the following is not a component of the Intel 8086 processor?
What is the name of the university where the course was offered?
What is the name of the university where the course was offered?
Who teaches the Assembly Language course?
Who teaches the Assembly Language course?
What is the course code for Assembly Language?
What is the course code for Assembly Language?
What is the target audience for the Assembly Language course?
What is the target audience for the Assembly Language course?
What is the primary textbook for the Assembly Language course?
What is the primary textbook for the Assembly Language course?
What is the allocated percentage for the final exam in the Assembly Language course?
What is the allocated percentage for the final exam in the Assembly Language course?
What is the meeting time for the Assembly Language course?
What is the meeting time for the Assembly Language course?
The Assembly Language course requires knowledge of Logic Design.
The Assembly Language course requires knowledge of Logic Design.
Assembly Language courses are typically offered in the first year of a computer science program.
Assembly Language courses are typically offered in the first year of a computer science program.
What is the primary purpose of studying Assembly Language in 2019?
What is the primary purpose of studying Assembly Language in 2019?
Which is NOT a benefit of using Assembly Language? (Choose one option)
Which is NOT a benefit of using Assembly Language? (Choose one option)
Which of these is NOT a valid level of programming mentioned in the content? (Choose one option)
Which of these is NOT a valid level of programming mentioned in the content? (Choose one option)
Assembly Language is specific to one particular type of computer architecture.
Assembly Language is specific to one particular type of computer architecture.
What is the function of the microprocessor in a personal computer?
What is the function of the microprocessor in a personal computer?
What is the main purpose of the "System Bus" within a computer's architecture?
What is the main purpose of the "System Bus" within a computer's architecture?
What is the internal memory capacity of the Intel 8086 processor (in MB)?
What is the internal memory capacity of the Intel 8086 processor (in MB)?
In the Intel x86 processor architecture, a word is two bytes in size.
In the Intel x86 processor architecture, a word is two bytes in size.
What is the purpose of the Interrupt Vector Table in the Intel 8086 architecture?
What is the purpose of the Interrupt Vector Table in the Intel 8086 architecture?
What is the addressing scheme employed by the Intel x86 processors?
What is the addressing scheme employed by the Intel x86 processors?
An "absolute address" in the x86 processor architecture refers to a 20-bit value directly addressing a memory location.
An "absolute address" in the x86 processor architecture refers to a 20-bit value directly addressing a memory location.
What is the correct formula for calculating a memory address using the "segment: offset" addressing mode?
What is the correct formula for calculating a memory address using the "segment: offset" addressing mode?
What is the key difference between storing data in a "queue" and a "stack" when addressing data in memory?
What is the key difference between storing data in a "queue" and a "stack" when addressing data in memory?
What is the purpose of the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) in a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?
What is the purpose of the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) in a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?
What is the function of the CU (Control Unit) in a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?
What is the function of the CU (Control Unit) in a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?
What is the primary difference between the "Fetch", "Decode", and "Execute" phases in the instruction cycle?
What is the primary difference between the "Fetch", "Decode", and "Execute" phases in the instruction cycle?
The Intel 8086 architecture features separate execution and bus interface units.
The Intel 8086 architecture features separate execution and bus interface units.
Assembly Language and Machine Language are the same.
Assembly Language and Machine Language are the same.
What is the course meeting time for the Assembly Language course?
What is the course meeting time for the Assembly Language course?
What is the percentage allocation for the Practical Exam in the Assembly Language course?
What is the percentage allocation for the Practical Exam in the Assembly Language course?
What is the name of the textbook used for the Assembly Language course?
What is the name of the textbook used for the Assembly Language course?
What is the primary function of the Assembler?
What is the primary function of the Assembler?
What does the term 'BIOS' stand for?
What does the term 'BIOS' stand for?
Assembly language is a high-level programming language.
Assembly language is a high-level programming language.
What is the primary advantage of writing programs in assembly language?
What is the primary advantage of writing programs in assembly language?
What is the primary purpose of the Intel 8086 CPU?
What is the primary purpose of the Intel 8086 CPU?
What is the primary function of the 'Fetch' stage in the CPU's instruction cycle?
What is the primary function of the 'Fetch' stage in the CPU's instruction cycle?
Which of these is NOT a component of the Intel 8086 processor?
Which of these is NOT a component of the Intel 8086 processor?
What is the purpose of the 'Interrupt Vector Table' in the Intel 8086 architecture?
What is the purpose of the 'Interrupt Vector Table' in the Intel 8086 architecture?
Which addressing mode directly references a specific memory location using a 20-bit value?
Which addressing mode directly references a specific memory location using a 20-bit value?
The Intel x86 processors utilize a big-endian memory addressing scheme.
The Intel x86 processors utilize a big-endian memory addressing scheme.
What does 'little-endian' mean in the context of memory addressing?
What does 'little-endian' mean in the context of memory addressing?
Study Notes
Course Information
- Course title: Assembly Language: An Introduction
- Grade level: Third Year (Computer Science)
- Instructor: Sara El-Metwally, Ph.D.
- University: Mansoura University, Egypt
- Semester: First Semester, 2020-2021
- Course Code: CS214P
- Meeting time: Sundays, 12:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Grading Breakdown
- Attendance (Lectures + Sections): 5%
- Practical exam: 15%
- Midterm: 10%
- Oral: 10%
- Final: 60%
Course Text Book
- IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming (Fifth Edition) by Peter Abel
Course Labs
- Assignments and exercises
- DosBox
- Debug Program
- Emulator 8086
- AE-TASM
Course TAs
- Eng. Ghada Shafiq
Course Objectives
- Understand personal computer hardware (HW)
- Understand machine language code and hexadecimal format
- Understand assembling, linking, and executing a program
- Write programs in assembly language to handle keyboard and screen input, perform arithmetic operations, convert between ASCII and binary formats, perform table searches and sorts, and handle disk I/O
- Trace machine execution for debugging
- Write custom macro instructions for faster coding
- Link separately assembled programs into one executable program
Course Requirements
- Assembly Language is a third-year course, following Logic Design and Computer Architecture and Organization
- Subsequent courses include Compilers, Microprocessors, and Embedded Systems.
Why Assembly?
- Assembly requires less memory and execution time than other languages.
- Provides flexibility in performing low-level machine operations and technical tasks.
- Recoding time-critical sections in assembly is a common practice for software written in high-level languages.
- Useful for direct hardware manipulation, accessing specialized processor instructions, or addressing performance issues in device drivers, low-level embedded systems, or real-time systems
Levels of Programming
- Machine language: Instructions in a sequence of 1s and 0s executed one at a time by the processor
- Low-level assembly language: Instructions in a symbolic format specific to a processor, with a one-to-one correspondence to machine code
- High-level language: Designed to simplify low-level hardware details, generating multiple low-level instructions
What is Assembly Language?
- A low-level programming language specific to a particular computer architecture
- Each personal computer has a microprocessor which manages its arithmetic, logical, and control activities
- Each processor family has its own set of instructions for handling various operations like input from the keyboard, displaying information on the screen, etc.
Computer Architecture (Intel 8086)
- 16-bit registers
- 16-bit data bus
- 1MB internal memory
- Word size = 1 byte
- Address bus: 20 bits
- Fetched words per memory access: 2
Memory Addressing
- Absolute address: 20-bit value referencing a memory location.
- Segment:offset address: combines a segment's starting address with an offset value to determine an absolute address.
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Test your understanding of Assembly Language concepts covered in the course CS214P. This quiz encompasses topics from hardware understanding, machine language code, and programming techniques. Prepare to demonstrate your knowledge of assembling, linking, and executing programs.
