Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers (4th Edition)

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.