Computer Organization and Assembly Language Course Outline - University of Sargodha

Course Title: Computer Organization and Assembly Language

Course Code: CS-3210

Course Structure: Lectures: 3/Labs: 0

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: CMP-2210(Digital Logic & Design)

Course Objectives:

This course covers the basics of computer organization with emphasis on the lower level
abstraction of a computer system including digital logic, instruction set and assembly language
programming.

Course Syllabus:

Introduction to Microprocessor Architecture: Microprocessor Bus Structure, Addressing, Data
and Control, Introduction to Registers and Flags. Addressing Modes,, Introduction to Assembly
Language, 80x86 families, Program layout, Data Definitions, Basic Instructions, Unsigned
Arithmetic, Logic and Bit Operations, Modules, Separate Assembly, Argument Passing,
Libraries, Combining Assembly and C Code, String Instructions, Arrays, Macros, Structures,

Floating Point Instructions, Bit MS-DOS, BIOS Disk Accessing, BIOS
Keyboard/Video/Graphics, Interrupts; TSR Programs, Accessing I/O Ports; 8253 Timer.

Course Outline:

I.  Introduction to Microprocessor Architecture: Microprocessor Bus Structure -
Addressing, Data and Control, Registers and Flags. Addressing Modes.

2.         Introduction to Assembly Language, 80x86 families; program layout. [TB: Ch. 1.1, 1.2;
2,3]

3.      Data Definitions, Basic Instructions. [TB: Ch. 3, 4]

4.      Unsigned Arithmetic; Logic and Bit Operations. [TB: Ch. 6, 7]

5.      Modules; Separate Assembly; Argument Passing [TB: Ch. 5,8]

6.      Libraries; Combining Assembly and C Code [TB: Ch. 13]

7.      String Instructions; Arrays [TB: Ch. 9]

8.      Macros; Structures [TB: Ch. 10]

9.      Floating Point Instructions [TB: Ch. 12]

10.  Bit MS-DOS. [TB: Ch. 14]

II.BIOS Disk Accessing [Ref]

12.  BIOS Keyboard/Video/Graphics [Ref]

13.  Interrupts; TSR Programs [Terminate And Stay Resident] [Ref]

14.  Accessing I/O Ports; 8253 Timer [Ref]

Textbook(s):

•         Assembly Language for x86 Processors by Kip R. Irvine, Prentice Hall; 6^thEdition
(March 7, 2010). ISBN-10: 013602212X

Reference Material:

•         The 8088 and 8086 Microprocessors: Programming, Interfacing, Software, Hardware,
and Applications by Walter A. Triebel & Avtar Singh, Prentice Hall; 4^thEdition
(September 8, 2002). ISBN-10: 0130930814.

•         Lab Manual to Accompany - The 8088 and 8086 Microprocessors: Programming,
Interfacing, Software, Hardware, and Applications by Walter A. Triebel & Avtar Singh,
Pearson; 4^thEdition (2003). ASIN: B000Q652KQ

•         Principles of Computer Organization and Assembly Language by Patrick Juola, Prentice
Hall; 1^stEdition (January 11, 2011). ASIN: B009TGBI1Q

•         The Art of Assembly Language by Randall Hyde, No Starch Press; 2^ndEdition (March 22,
2010). ISBN-10: 1593272073

Note: This content is obtained from official documents of University of Sargodha and applied on BS Computer Science for Main Campus, Sub Campuses, and Affiliated Colleges.