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1
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is a low-level programming language that is closely tied to the architecture of a particular computer’s CPU.

A

Assembly

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2
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Assembly language provides a more __________ format

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human-readable

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3
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Enumerate the history of assembly in order

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  1. Early Computing
  2. Development of Assemblers
  3. Proliferation and Standardization
  4. The Rise of High-level languages
  5. Assembly Language today
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4
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Year of Early Computing

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1940s - 1950s

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Year of Development of Assemblers

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1950s-1960s

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Year of Proliferation and Standardization

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1960s-1970s

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Year of The Rise of High-level languages

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1970s-1980s

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8
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Year of Assembly Language Today

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Present

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9
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The First Assembly language is credited to ___________.

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Kathleen Booth

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10
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In what year does the first assembly language credited to Kathleen Booth?

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1947

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11
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The reason why the first assembly language is credited to Kathleen Booth

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ARC2 computer

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12
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It wasn’t quite the assembly language we know today, but it was a step away from raw machine code.

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EARLY COMPUTING (1940s - 1950s)

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13
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This was a significant shift, making programming slightly less cryptic.

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DEVELOPMENT OF ASSEMBLERS
( 1950s - 1960s)

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14
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EDSAC stands for

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Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator

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15
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What was the name of the computer that incorporated an assembler in 1949?

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Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC)

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16
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What type of codes did the assembler in EDSAC use to represent machine code instructions?

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mnemonics

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17
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When did EDSAC integrate an assembler into its system?

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1949.

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18
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What was the purpose of mnemonics in the assembler of EDSAC?

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represent machine code instructions.

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19
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As computing become more widespread, different computer manufacturers developed their own assembly languages tailored to their hardware architectures

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PROLIFERATION AND STANDARDIZATION
(1960s - 1970s)

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20
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What are examples of assembly languages that resulted from efforts to standardize?

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ALGOL Assembly and ALM.

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21
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Which language was developed as a result of standardization efforts?

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ALGOL Assembly

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22
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The introduction of high-level languages like FORTRAN and COBOL in the 1960s started to challenge assembly language’s dominance

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THE RISE OF HIGH - LEVEL LANGUAGES (1970s - 1980s)

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23
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What was the impact of the introduction of high-level languages like FORTRAN and COBOL on assembly language’s dominance?

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challenge assembly language’s dominance.

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24
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What advantages did high-level languages such as FORTRAN and COBOL offer over assembly language?

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greater readability and portability

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25
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They introduce FORTRAN and COBOL in what year?

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1960s

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26
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Name some specific areas where Assembly Language remains significant.

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embedded systems, real-time systems, and operating system development.

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27
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Why has Assembly Language become less prevalent in mainstream software development?

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due to the availability of higher-level programming languages.

28
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Year: it has become less prevalent in mainstream software development.

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ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE TODAY (PRESENT)

29
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Enumerate 12 Mnemonics

A
  1. ADD
  2. SUB
  3. MUL
  4. DIV
  5. PUSH
  6. RET
  7. CMP
  8. JMP
  9. INC
    10.DEC
    11.AND,OR,XOR
  10. CALL
30
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what can we use to make a comment in Assembly Language?

31
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3 sections

A

data section
bss section
text section

32
Q

section.text
global_start
_start:

is found in what section?

A

text section

33
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What are the 4 Registers

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  1. 8 - bit Registers
  2. 16 - bit registers
  3. 32- bit registers
  4. 64- bit registers
34
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Enumerate 8 - bit registers

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  1. AL
  2. BL
  3. CL
  4. DL
35
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Enumerate 16 - bit registers

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  1. AX
  2. BX
  3. CX
  4. DX
36
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Enumerate 32 - bit registers

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  1. EAX
  2. ECX
  3. ECX
  4. EDX
37
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Enumerate 64 - bit registers

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  1. RAX
  2. RBX
  3. RCX
  4. RDX
38
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What are the two parts of instruction

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  1. name of instruction/ mnemonics
  2. operands
39
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It has two parts, first is the name of the instruction/mnemonic and the second are the operands.

A

Instructions

40
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What are the 4 Data Types

A
  1. Bytes
  2. Word
  3. Doubleword
  4. Quadword
41
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Doubleword is also known as _________

42
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Quadword is also known as ____________

43
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DATA TYPES: 8 - bits

44
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DATA TYPES: 16 - bits

45
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DATA TYPES: 32 - bits

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Doubleword (Dword)

46
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DATA TYPES: 64 - bits

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Quadword (Qword)

47
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DATA TYPES: 0-255

48
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DATA TYPES: 0-65535

49
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DATA TYPES: 0-4,249,967,295

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DOUBLEWORD

50
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DATA TYPES: 0-18,446,744,073,709,551,615

51
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DATA TYPES: db 10

52
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DATA TYPES: dw 1000

53
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DATA TYPES: dd 100000

A

DOUBLEWORD

54
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DATA TYPES: dq 100000

55
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Define a section for initialized data

A

section.data

56
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Define a section for executable code

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section.text

57
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Declare start as the entry point

58
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%eax: 1

59
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%eax: 2

60
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%eax: 3

61
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%eax: 4

62
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%eax: 5

63
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%eax: 6

64
Q

IDE IN ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE

A
  1. VS Code
  2. SASM
  3. WinAsm Studio
  4. Online Compilers:
65
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Online Compilers:

A
  1. OneCompiler
  2. TutorialsPoint

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