Chapter 3

Part 1

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This directive identifies the part of a program containing instructions

What is .CODE

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This definition creates an array of unsigned bytes containing decimal 10, 20, and 30, named myArray.

What is : myArray BYTE 10, 20, 30

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In the following data definition, assume that List2 begins at offset 2000h. myValues WORD 3, 4, 5, 6 What is the offset of the third value (5)?

What is 2004h

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Given the following array definition, what is a valid constant declaration named ArrayCount that automatically calculates the number of elements in the array? newArray DWORD 10,20,30,40,50

What is: ArrayCount = ($ - newArray) / 4

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This statement creates an array of 500 signed doublewords named myList and initializes each array element to the value -1.

What is : myList SDWORD 500 DUP (-1)

Part 2

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This defines a text macro named MESSAGE that contains "I'm good at this!",0

What is : MESSAGE TEXTEQU <"I'm good at this!",0>

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This directive is used when defining 64-bit IEEE long reals

What is : REAL8

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This file contains a list of program symbols

What is : Listing File

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T/F The following is a valid data definition statement: prompt BYTE 'CSU East Bay', 0

What is TRUE

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This directive prevents a constant to be redefined in a program

What is : EQU

Part 3

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T/F Operands can be constant or constant expression, register name, and variable name ( memory)

What is TRUE

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This utility program reads an assembly language source file and produces an object file.

What is : ASSEMBLER

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A map file is produced by this utility programs

What is : LINKER

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Which of the following will generate assembly errors? a. var1 BYTE 1101b, 22, 35 b. var2 BYTE "ABCDE",18 c. var3 BYTE '$','98778', d. var4 BYTE 256,19,40

What is : c. var3 BYTE '$','98778', AND d. var4 BYTE 256,19,40

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This byte-ordering scheme used by computers to store large integers in memory with the high-order byte at the lowest address is called

What is : BIG ENDIAN

Part 4

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The basic parts of an instruction, in order from left to right, are: a. label, mnemonic, operand(s), comment b. comment, label, mnemonic, operand(s) c. label, mnemonic, comment d. mnemonic, operand(s), comment

What is : a. label, mnemonic, operand(s), comment

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Which of the following are true about assembly language instructions and directives? a. a directive is executed at runtime b. an instruction is executed at runtime c. a directive is executed at assembly time d. an instruction is executed at assembly time

What is b. an instruction is executed at runtime AND c. a directive is executed at assembly time

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The two types of real-number constants are: a. decimal, binary b. encoded, binary c. decimal, encoded d. BCD, ASCII

What is : c. decimal, encoded

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T/F The following are both valid data definition statements: List1 BYTE 10,20 BYTE 30,40

What is : TRUE

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T/F The following is a valid identifier: AB62-$

What is : FALSE

Part 5

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This directive can by used in place of the BYTE directive for unsigned integers

What is : DB

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This directive is used when defining 80-bit integers

What is : TBYTE

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This directive enables block-style comments

What is : COMMENT

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These are two types of labels in assembly language programs.

What is : DATA LABELS AND CODE LABELS

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This is a word that has special meaning to the assembler and can only be used in its correct context.

What is : RESERVED WORD