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What is the course meeting time?

Sunday, 12:20 pm - 2:00 pm

What is the name of the course textbook?

IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming

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?

    <p>Eng. Ghada Shafiq</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not a course objective?

    <p>Understanding how assembly language is used in modern game development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The course requires prior knowledge of C Programming.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly language is designed to...

    <p>interface with operating systems, processor, and BIOS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly language is generally more efficient than high-level languages in terms of memory usage and execution time.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly language is often used for...

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following programming languages with their types:

    <p>Machine language = Low-level programming language Assembly language = Low-level programming language High-level language = High-level programming language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A ______ is a sequence of ones and zeros that the processor executes one at a time.

    <p>machine language instruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Intel x86 processors use big-endian addressing.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many words are needed to store the value 0529H in memory?

    <p>2 words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between an absolute address and a segment address?

    <p>An absolute address is a 20-bit value that directly references a specific location in memory. A segment address combines the starting address of a segment with an offset value to indirectly reference a location within that segment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the memory size of the Intel 8086 processor?

    <p>1 MB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many bits are required for the address bus of the Intel 8086 processor?

    <p>20 bits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many words can be fetched from the memory at a time by the Intel 8086 processor?

    <p>2 words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Intel 8086 processor has a separate instruction queue for storing instructions.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not a component of the Intel 8086 processor?

    <p>GPU</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the university where the course was offered?

    <p>Mansoura University</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who teaches the Assembly Language course?

    <p>Sara El-Metwally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the course code for Assembly Language?

    <p>CS214P</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the target audience for the Assembly Language course?

    <p>Third year Computer Science students</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary textbook for the Assembly Language course?

    <p>IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the allocated percentage for the final exam in the Assembly Language course?

    <p>60%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meeting time for the Assembly Language course?

    <p>Sunday, 12:20 PM - 2:00 PM</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Assembly Language course requires knowledge of Logic Design.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly Language courses are typically offered in the first year of a computer science program.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of studying Assembly Language in 2019?

    <p>To understand how programs interact with system hardware at a low level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is NOT a benefit of using Assembly Language? (Choose one option)

    <p>Easy to debug complex code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these is NOT a valid level of programming mentioned in the content? (Choose one option)

    <p>Object-Oriented Programming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly Language is specific to one particular type of computer architecture.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the microprocessor in a personal computer?

    <p>Manage arithmetical, logical, and control operations within the computer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the "System Bus" within a computer's architecture?

    <p>Communication between various components, including the CPU, memory, and peripheral devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the internal memory capacity of the Intel 8086 processor (in MB)?

    <p>1 MB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Intel x86 processor architecture, a word is two bytes in size.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Interrupt Vector Table in the Intel 8086 architecture?

    <p>It contains addresses of routines to handle various interrupts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the addressing scheme employed by the Intel x86 processors?

    <p>Little-endian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An "absolute address" in the x86 processor architecture refers to a 20-bit value directly addressing a memory location.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct formula for calculating a memory address using the "segment: offset" addressing mode?

    <p>address = segment + offset</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between storing data in a "queue" and a "stack" when addressing data in memory?

    <p>The data is accessed in a First-In, First-Out (FIFO) manner in a queue, whereas it is accessed in a Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) manner in a stack.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) in a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?

    <p>The ALU performs mathematical and logical operations on data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the CU (Control Unit) in a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?

    <p>It controls the flow of instructions and manages various operations within the CPU.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between the "Fetch", "Decode", and "Execute" phases in the instruction cycle?

    <p>The Fetch phase retrieves an instruction from memory, the Decode phase interprets the instruction, and the Execute phase carries out the instruction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Intel 8086 architecture features separate execution and bus interface units.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly Language and Machine Language are the same.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the course meeting time for the Assembly Language course?

    <p>Sunday, 12:20 pm - 2:00 pm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage allocation for the Practical Exam in the Assembly Language course?

    <p>15%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the textbook used for the Assembly Language course?

    <p>IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Assembler?

    <p>Converts low-level assembly language to machine language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'BIOS' stand for?

    <p>Basic Input Output System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Assembly language is a high-level programming language.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of writing programs in assembly language?

    <p>High performance and efficient utilization of system resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the Intel 8086 CPU?

    <p>To manage the computer's arithmetical, logical, and control activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the 'Fetch' stage in the CPU's instruction cycle?

    <p>Retrieving the next instruction from memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these is NOT a component of the Intel 8086 processor?

    <p>GPU</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the 'Interrupt Vector Table' in the Intel 8086 architecture?

    <p>To store addresses of interrupt handlers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which addressing mode directly references a specific memory location using a 20-bit value?

    <p>Absolute address</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Intel x86 processors utilize a big-endian memory addressing scheme.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'little-endian' mean in the context of memory addressing?

    <p>The least significant byte of a word is stored at the lowest memory address.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

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