Ch 06: Parameter Passing and Stack Frames

Detailed analysis of stack frame construction (push bp; mov bp, sp), accessing parameters via [bp+4], [bp+6], allocating local automatic variables via [bp-2], and stack cleanup conventions (cdecl vs stdcall).

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❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.2. Advanced Video Graphics and VESA ModesEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

In VESA 16-bit high-color graphics mode, color components for each pixel are organized in which standard RGB format?

A.5:5:5 or 5:6:5 format
B.8:8:8 format
C.4:4:4 format
D.10:10:10 format

Q12

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.2. Graphics Modes and Pixel Memory MappingEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

In computer graphics display mode, a single address location in video memory corresponds to a ________ on the screen.

💻 assembly Snippet

MOV BYTE [ES:DI], COLOR

A.Dot
B.Line
C.Circle
D.Rectangle

Q13

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.2. Advanced Video Graphics and VESA StandardsEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

VESA VBE (Video BIOS Extension) 2.0 is an industry standard designed for ________.

💻 assembly Snippet

MOV AX, 0x4F02
MOV BX, 0x0101
INT 0x10

A.High resolution Mode
B.Low resolution Mode
C.Medium resolution Mode
D.Very High resolution Mode

Q14

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.2. Advanced Video Graphics and VESA StandardsEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

VESA VBE 2.0 is an industry standard designed for ________.

💻 assembly Snippet

MOV AX, 0x4F02
MOV BX, 0x0101
INT 0x10

A.High resolution Mode
B.Low resolution Mode
C.Medium resolution Mode
D.Very High resolution Mode

Q15

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.1. BIOS Video Services (INT 10h)Easy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

Software interrupt INT 10h is dedicated to accessing ________ services in IBM PC-compatible systems.

💻 assembly Snippet

MOV AH, 0x00
MOV AL, 0x03
INT 0x10

A.BIOS video
B.RAM
C.Disk
D.DOS video

Q16

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.1. BIOS vs DOS Video Display ServicesEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

Video services in x86 systems are broadly classified into ________ main categories (ROM BIOS video services and DOS video services).

Q17

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.1. BIOS Video Services and Pixel Plotting (INT 10h AH=0Ch)Easy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

Which value must be loaded into register AH to invoke the BIOS Write Graphics Pixel service via INT 10h?

💻 assembly Snippet

MOV AH, 0Ch
INT 10h

A.0Ch
B.0Bh
C.1Ch
D.2Ch

Q18

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.2. Advanced Video Graphics and VESA StandardsEasy🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) organizes 16-bit color pixels (High Color mode) into which RGB bit distribution format?

A.5:6:5 formats
B.5:5:5 formats
C.6:5:6 formats
D.5:6:7 formats

Q19

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.1. Control Flow Instructions (JA Unsigned Comparison with Negative Representations)Medium🔁⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

If register AX contains decimal -2 (0xFFFE in 16-bit 2's complement) and register BX contains decimal +2 (0x0002), what will happen upon executing: CMP AX, BX JA label

💻 assembly Snippet

mov ax, -2 ; AX = 0xFFFE (65,534 unsigned)
mov bx, 2  ; BX = 0x0002 (2 unsigned)
cmp ax, bx
ja label   ; Jump taken because 65534 > 2 unsigned

A.Jump will be taken
B.Zero flag will set
C.ZF will contain value -4
D.Jump will not be taken

Q20

❓ MCQ📘 CS401📑 Lec 6🏷️ 6.2. Display Memory FormationMedium⭐💡📄🎓VU🏛️VU

In standard 80x25 text mode video memory, what foreground character color is rendered when executing `mov word [ES:0], 0x1230`?

💻 assembly Snippet

mov word [es:0], 0x1230 ; 0x12 = Green on Black attribute, 0x30 = '0'

A.Green
B.White
C.Red
D.Black

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