Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................................................................................................1 Welcome to Programming ...............................................................................1 Your Tools ........................................................................................................3 2. Computer Architecture .....................................................................................7 Structure of Computer Memory.......................................................................7 The CPU...........................................................................................................9 Some Terms ...................................................................................................11 Interpreting Memory......................................................................................13 Data Accessing Methods................................................................................14 Review ...........................................................................................................16 3. Your First Programs ........................................................................................19 Entering in the Program .................................................................................19 Outline of an Assembly Language Program..................................................22 Planning the Program.....................................................................................28 Finding a Maximum Value.............................................................................31 Addressing Modes .........................................................................................41 Review ...........................................................................................................45 4. All About Functions.........................................................................................49 Dealing with Complexity...............................................................................49 How Functions Work .....................................................................................50 Assembly-Language Functions using the C Calling Convention ..................52 A Function Example ......................................................................................59 Recursive Functions.......................................................................................64 Review ...........................................................................................................71 5. Dealing with Files.............................................................................................75 The UNIX File Concept.................................................................................75 Buffers and .bss ...........................................................................................76 Standard and Special Files .............................................................................78 Using Files in a Program................................................................................79
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