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Guide to Assembly Language

A Concise Introduction

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. James T. Streib

    1. Department of Computer Science, Illinois College, Jacksonville, USA

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  • Readers will very quickly learn how to begin programming in assembly language
  • Provides a hands-on approach that will enable readers to learn about the computer architecture of the Intel 32-bit processor, and the relationship between high-level and low-level languages
  • Illustrates the key concepts of each chapter with complete programs, chapter summaries, and exercises, supported by further material in the Appendices
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Variables, Registers, and Data Movement

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    Pages 1-15

  3. Input/Output

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    Pages 17-27

  4. Arithmetic Instructions

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    Pages 29-45

  5. Selection Structures

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    Pages 47-70

  6. Iteration Structures

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    Pages 71-90

  7. Logic, Shifting, Rotating, and Stacks

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    Pages 91-114

  8. Procedures and Macros

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    Pages 115-146

  9. Arrays

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    Pages 147-172

  10. Strings

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    Pages 173-190

  11. Selected Machine Language Instructions

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    Pages 191-207

  12. Erratum

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    Pages 257-257

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 209-256
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This book will enable the reader to very quickly begin programming in assembly language. Through this hands-on programming, readers will also learn more about the computer architecture of the Intel 32-bit processor, as well as the relationship between high-level and low-level languages. Topics: presents an overview of assembly language, and an introduction to general purpose registers; illustrates the key concepts of each chapter with complete programs, chapter summaries, and exercises; covers input/output, basic arithmetic instructions, selection structures, and iteration structures; introduces logic, shift, arithmetic shift, rotate, and stack instructions; discusses procedures and macros, and examines arrays and strings; investigates machine language from a discovery perspective. This textbook is an ideal introduction to programming in assembly language for undergraduate students, and a concise guide for professionals wishing to learn how to write logically correct programs in a minimal amount of time.

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“The well-organized book is divided into ten chapters and five appendixes. The ten chapters follow a fairly standard layout for a book on this language, with each chapter concluding with a summary section and an appropriate set of exercises … . Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels.” (J. Beidler, Choice, Vol. 49 (2), October, 2011)

“It teaches assembly language with precision and verve, and it also provides the reader with some understanding of the computer architecture that drives assembly language. … This book is an excellent text for a course in assembly language programming, and for programmers who want to understand the low-level operations and constructs that underlie high-level languages. Its attention to machine issues also makes it suitable as a supplemental text in a course on computer operations or architecture.” (Marlin Thomas, ACM Computing Reviews, August, 2011)

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  • Department of Computer Science, Illinois College, Jacksonville, USA

    James T. Streib

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