IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming

Description

Abel has designed the text to serve as both tutorial and reference, covering a full range of programming levels so as to learn assembly language programming. Coverage starts from scratch, discussing the simpler aspects of the hardware and the language, then introduces technical details and instructions as they are needed.

Key Features

• NEW – More features of the Intel Pentium Processor.
• NEW – Additional program examples and exercises.
• NEW – Earlier introduction to interrupt operations.
• NEW – Additional material on protected mode, passing parameters, the use of the stack, addressing modes, video systems and INT 10H functions, array handling, subprograms and ports.
• Step-by-step introduction to Intel microprocessors, machine language, and assembly language.
• Tracing execution of elementary programming in machine language.
• Hands-on approach through the text.
• DEBUG used in early examples.
• Many short examples and full program examples provided.

Table of Contents

1. Part I. FUNDAMENTALS OF PC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
   1. Basic Features of PC Hardware.
   2. Instruction Addressing and Execution.
   3. Examining Computer Memory and Executing Instructions.
2. Part II. FUNDAMENTALS OF ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE.
   1. Requirements for Coding in Assembly Language.
   2. Assembling, Linking, and Executing Programs.
   3. Symbolic Instructions and Addressing.
   4. Program Logic and Control.
3. Part III. VIDEO AND KEYBOARD OPERATIONS.
   1. Introduction to Video and Keyboard Processing.
   2. Video Systems.
   3. Keyboard Operations.
4. Part IV. DATA MANIPULATION.
   1. Processing String Data.
   2. Arithmetic I: Processing Binary Data.
   3. Arithmetic II: Processing ASCII and BCD Data.
   4. Defining and Processing Tables.
5. Part V. ADVANCED INPUT/OUTPUT.
   1. Facilities for Using the Mouse.
   2. Disk Storage I: Organization.
   3. Disk Storage II: Writing and Reading Files.
   4. Disk Storage III: INT 21H Functions for Support Disks and Files.
   5. Disk Storage IV: INT 13H Disk Functions.
   6. Facilities for Printing.
6. Part VI. SPECIAL TOPICS.
   1. Defining and Using Macros.
   2. Linking to Subprograms.
   3. Program Loading and Overlays.
7. Part VII. REFERENCE CHAPTERS.
   1. BIOS Data Areas, Interrupts, and Ports.
   2. Operators and Directives.
   3. The PC Instruction Set.
8. Appendix A: Conversion between Hexadecimal and Decimal Numbers.
9. Appendix B: ASCII Character Codes.
10. Appendix C: The DEBUG Program.
11. Appendix D: Reserved Words.
12. Appendix E: Assembling and Linking Programs.
13. Appendix F: Keyboard Scan Codes and ASCII Codes.