Ch 01: Introduction to Assembly Language

Foundational study of Intel x86 microprocessors, accumulator registers, base registers, count registers, data registers, flags register, and instruction execution cycles.

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Assembly language is not a low-level language.

A.True
B.False

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Address information on the address bus always travels from:

A.Processor to memory
B.Memory to processor
C.Memory to memory
D.None of the above

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Explain the dual working (operation) of the XCHG (Exchange) instruction with the help of an assembly language example.

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, 5
mov bx, 10
xchg ax, bx

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Explain the two primary forms of the MOV instruction in x86 assembly language with examples.

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, 5
mov bx, ax

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Suppose a computer has a processor with 24-bit address lines. What is the maximum amount of memory that can be attached to your system? Show the step(s) for calculation of maximum addressable memory.

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How many address bits are required for accessing 1 GB RAM? Show the step(s) for calculation of required address bits.

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In the MOV instruction, both the source and destination operands cannot be ________ operands.

💻 assembly Snippet

; Illegal memory-to-memory instruction:
mov [mem1], [mem2]

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Name two basic types of operands supported by x86 assembly language instructions.

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, bx
mov cx, [num]

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In the instruction 'MOV AX, 5', how many operands are present?

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, 5

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about CPU registers?

A.None of the given options
B.Their operation is very much like memory
C.Intermediate results may also be stored in registers
D.They are also called scratch pad RAM

Ch 01: Introduction to Assembly Language

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