M1

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is made up of an optional leading sign, one or more digits, and an optional suffix character indicating the number base

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Integer Constants (or Integer Literal)

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an optional suffix character inficating the number base

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radix

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is a command embedded in the source code that is recognized and acted upon by the assembler.

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Directives

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do not execute at runtime

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directives

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can define variables, macros, and procedures

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directives

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can assign names to memory segments

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directives

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one important function of assembler directives is to define program

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selections or segments

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identifies the area of the program containing variables

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.data directive

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identifies the area of the program containing executable instructions

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.code directive

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identifies the area of the program holding the runtime stack, setting its size

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.stack 100

stack directive

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is the statement that becomes executable when a program is assembled

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instructions

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labels are

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optional

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instruction mnemonic is

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required

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operand(s) is/are

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usually required

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comments are

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optional

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what is the basic syntax

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[label:] mnemonic [operand][;comment]

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is an identifier that acts as a place marker for instructions and data

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label

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a label placed just before an instruction implies the

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instrcution’s address

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a label placed just before a variable implies the

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variable’s address

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identifies the location of variable, providing a convenient way to reference the variable encoded

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data labels

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assignes a numeric address to each label

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assembler

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area of a program where intructions are located and must end with a colon (:) characher

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code labels

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these are used as target of junming and looping instructions

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code labels

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is a short word that identifies ans intruction

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instruction mnemonic

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instruction mnemonic that moves(assigns) one value to another

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mov

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instruction mnemonic that adds two values

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add

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instruction mnemonic that subracts one value from another

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sub

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instruction mnemonic that multiplies two values

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mul

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instruction mnemonic that jumps to new location

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jmp

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instruction mnemonic that calls a procedure

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call

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assembly language instruction can have between X operands

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0-3

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operands in the assembly language can be a

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register, memory operand, constant expression, or input-output port

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is an important way of writers of a program to communicate information about the program’s design to person reading the source code

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comments

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comments can be specified in two ways

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single-line
mov eux, 5; move the value of 5 to eax

block comments
COMMENT !
this is a comment
this is also a comment
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