4.2 Assembly language Flashcards

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Machine code

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the programming language that the CPU uses

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Instruction

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a single operation performed by the CPU

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Assembly language

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a low-level chip/machine specific programming language that uses mnemonics

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Opcode

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short for operation code

the part of the machine code instruction that identifies the action the CPU will perform

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Operand

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the part of a machine code instruction that identifies the data to be used by the CPU

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Source code

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a computer program before translation into machine code

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Assembler

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a computer program that translates programming code written in assembly language into machine code
can be one pass or two pass

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Instruction set

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the complete set of machine code instructions used by the CPU

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Object code

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a computer program after translation into machine code

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Addressing modes

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different methods of using the operand part of a machine code instruction as a memory address

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Absolute addressing

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mode of addressing in which the contents of the memory location in the operand are used

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Direct addressing

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mode of addressing in which the contents of the memory location in the operand are used
same as absolute addressing

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Indirect addressing

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mode of addressing in which the contents of the contents of the memory location in the operand are used

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Indexed addressing

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mode of addressing in which the contents of the memory location found by adding the contents of the index register (IR) to the address of the memory location in the operand are used

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Immediate assessing

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mode of addressing in which the value of the operand only is used

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Relative addressing

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mode of addressing in which the memory address used is the current memory address added to the operand

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Symbolic addressing

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mode of addressing used in assembly language programming, where a label is used instead of a value