Guide to Assembly Language Programming in Linux

This unique guide provides comprehensive coverage of the key elements of Assembly language programming with in-depth coverage of the Linux operating system, which is the fastest-growing operating system server, with well over a quarter of the total market already. It specifically targets professionals who would like to learn Assembly and intend or expect to move to the Linux operating system. It instructs users on how to install Linux on existing Windows machines. Readers are introduced to Linux and its commands and gains insights into the NASM assembler (installation and usage).

Provides comprehensive coverage of Pentium Assembly language programming Introduces Linux concepts to programmers who are familiar with other operating systems such as Windows XP Comes complete with all the necessary software (Linux, NASM, debugger), making it a highly useful resource tool for those who want to learn Assembly programming and Linux

Autorentext
Sivarama P. Dandamudi is a professor of computer science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as well as associate editor responsible for computer architecture at the International Journal of Computers and Their Applications. He has more than two decades of experience teaching about computer systems and organization.

Inhalt
Overview.- Assembly Language.- Computer Organization.- Digital Logic Circuits.- Memory Organization.- The IA-32 Architecture.- Linux.- Installing Linux.- Using Linux.- NASM.- Installing and Using NASM.- Debugging Assembly Language Programs.- Assembly Language.- A First Look at Assembly Language.- More on Assembly Language.- Writing Procedures.- More on Procedures.- Addressing Modes.- Arithmetic Instructions.- Conditional Execution.- Logical and Bit Operations.- Advanced Assembly Language.- String Processing.- ASCII and BCD Arithmetic.- Recursion.- Protected-Mode Interrupt Processing.- High-Level Language Interface.- Floating-Point Operations.