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  1. What does the 'and' instruction do to the operands in assembly …

    Dec 4, 2018 · This should be described in the documentation for any assembler that has an and instruction. It does a bit-wise Boolean "and" between two operands. In other words, …

  2. hardware - How do assembly languages work? - Stack Overflow

    Jun 16, 2016 · I'm very curious how assembly languages work- I remain general because I'm not talking only about intel x86 assembly (although it's the only one I'm remotely familiar with). To …

  3. What's the difference between a low-level, midlevel, and high-level ...

    Assembly language could be considered a symbolic representation of this. I believe there is a 1 to 1 mapping between assembly code instructions and machine code instructions.

  4. terminology - "Assembly" vs. "Assembler" - Stack Overflow

    May 26, 2023 · Assembly language in common English is often called Assembler. Assemblator seems to be a creative word, born out of necessity to reduce confusion caused by missusing …

  5. What do the dollar ($) and percentage (%) signs represent in x86 …

    Sep 28, 2018 · I am trying to understand how the assembly language works for a micro-computer architecture class, and I keep facing different syntaxes in examples: sub $48, %esp mov …

  6. Are instruction set and assembly language the same thing?

    Mar 21, 2011 · An assembly language is more than just a superset of the instruction set: it's a way of generating object files, symbols, debug info, linkage, and also to have some minimal …

  7. Using Assembly Language in C/C++ - Stack Overflow

    The only time it's useful to revert to assembly language is when the CPU instructions don't have functional equivalents in C++ (e.g. single-instruction-multiple-data instructions, BCD or decimal …

  8. Assembly language - More than one type? - Stack Overflow

    Dec 9, 2011 · 14 but don't know if there is more than one 'assembly language' Different assemblers (e.g. Gnu's and Microsoft's) for the same CPU may have different assembly …

  9. Is it worthwile to learn assembly language? - Stack Overflow

    As assembly is at the root (well, close to the root) of all languages, I for one say that it is worthwhile to learn assembly. Then again, it's worthwhile to learn a functional programming …

  10. x86 - What does ORG Assembly Instruction do? - Stack Overflow

    Aug 4, 2010 · can anyone give me a comprehensive description about ORG directive? When and why is it used in assembly written applications? Using Nasm on x86 or AMD64.