Guide to Assembly Language: A Concise Introduction

By James T. Streib

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447158709
• ISBN13: 9781447158707
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"