Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers

This text is designed for students and professionals interested in learning the basics of operating systems, architecture, and programming in the context of a microprocessor. In his eagerly anticipated fourth edition, Kip Irvine concentrates on the combined Windows/MS-DOS operating system and thoroughly covers 32-bit assembly language applications for Intel-based computers. Focusing on how to approach programming problems with a machine-level mindset, Assembly Language for Intel(r)-Based Computers includes the following features: Detailed tutorials on numbering systems and data storage fundamentals. All programs tested with the Microsoft(r) MASM 6.15(tm) assembler. Inline assembly code, as well as linking assembly language to C/C++ in both Real and Protected modes. Extensive instruction set reference that includes instruction formats and CPU flag usage. Interrupt vectoring and device I/O. CD-ROM that includes the full professional version of the Microsoft(r) MASM 6.15(tm) Assembly Language Development System, a programmer's editor, a macro library, and the book's source code. New to the fourth edition: Win32 programming, including the console API and a graphical application. Expanded coverage of procedures, recursion, stack parameters, structures, and unions. Boolean expressions, truth tables, and flowcharts. Basic string handling, sorting and searching algorithms. Bit-mapped graphics in both Real and Protected modes. IEEE floating-point binary representation. Virtual machine architecture; IA-32 Protected mode segmentation and paging. Introductory explanations of the instruction execution cycle, memory I/O, multitasking, pipelining, and superscalar architecture. Disk fundamentals, including disk geometry, FAT32 and NTFS file structures.Irvine, Kip R. is the author of 'Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130910134 and ISBN 0130910139.