An Assembly Language Introduction to Computer Architecture

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About the Textbook

This textbook provides an ideal introduction to assembly language programming. It uses Intel architecture for assembly language examples.

The software tools presented with the book are easy for students to use. They work with 386 or better (486, Pentium) machines.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Background and Introduction
• Chapter 2 Computer Basics
• Chapter 3 SASM - Simple Abstract Language
• Chapter 4 Number Systems
• Chapter 5 Data Representation
• Chapter 6 Arithmetic and Logical Operations
• Chapter 7 Floating Point Arithmetic
• Chapter 8 Data Structures
• Chapter 9 Using Regsiters for Efficiency
• Chapter 10 The Pentium Architecture
• Chapter 11 Procedures
• Chapter 12 The Assembly Process
• Chapter 13 Input and Output
• Chapter 14 Interrupts and Exception Handling
• Chapter 15 Features for Architectural Performance
• Chapter 16 Architecture in Perspective
• Chapter 17 Memory Management and Virtual Memory (written by Barton P. Miller)

Pointers to other places of interest:

• Macros to provide the abstraction of SASM: sasmacros.inc
• Macros to provide I/O functionality for Pentium programs: Pmacros.inc
• Macros for a Pentium exception handling program: exceptions.inc
• guide written for my students to help them work on their first SASM programs.
• Sample makefiles
  for SASM and Pentium programs: p0.mak
  for an exception handling program: except.mak
• Assignments given Fall 1998
  assignment 0
  assignment 1
  assignment 2
  assignment 3
  assignment 4
  assignment 5
  assignment 6
  assignment 7
• Sample Programs Online
• Karen's lecture notes
• SASM/Pentium tables
• Oxford University Press home page