2024 Faculty Courses School of Computing Undergraduate major in Computer Science
Assembly Language
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Computer Science
- Instructor(s)
- Katsuhiko Gondow
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue / 3-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CSC.T262
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Assembly language is the closest programming language to computer hardware.
You study machine instructions, binary representation, basic computer architecture, etc.
Course description and aims
You study machine instructions, binary representation, basic computer architecture, etc.
Keywords
machine instructions, binary representation, basic computer architecture
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Classroom learning and programming exercise
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | introduction | introduction |
| Class 2 | Basic syntax in assembly languages: machine instruction, assembler directives, label, comment | Basic syntax in assembly languages: machine instruction, assembler directives, label, comment |
| Class 3 | Binary representation of instruction and data: mnemonic, label | Binary representation of instruction and data: mnemonic, label |
| Class 4 | Binary representation of instruction and data: two's complement, byte order, alignment | Binary representation of instruction and data: two's complement, byte order, alignment |
| Class 5 | CPU, registers, memory, machine instructions, program counter, instruction execution cycle | CPU, registers, memory, machine instructions, program counter, instruction execution cycle |
| Class 6 | machine instruction (1): adressing mode, data transfer | machine instruction (1): adressing mode, data transfer |
| Class 7 | machine instruction (2): arithmetic operation, logical operation, shift operation | machine instruction (2): arithmetic operation, logical operation, shift operation |
| Class 8 | machine instruction (3): jump operation, flag, compare operation | machine instruction (3): jump operation, flag, compare operation |
| Class 9 | machine instruction (4): function call, stack, stack layout | machine instruction (4): function call, stack, stack layout |
| Class 10 | linkage to C language, function calling convention | linkage to C language, function calling convention |
| Class 11 | inline assembler | inline assembler |
| Class 12 | binary format, ABI (application binary interface) | binary format, ABI (application binary interface) |
| Class 13 | linkage, relocation, symbol table, symbol resolution | linkage, relocation, symbol table, symbol resolution |
| Class 14 | privilege instruction, I/O instruction, interruption | privilege instruction, I/O instruction, interruption |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None, slides are available in lecture
Evaluation methods and criteria
mid exam: 30%
programming exercise report: 35%
last exam: 35%
Related courses
- CSC.T372 ： Compiler Construction
- CSC.T243 ： Procedural Programming Fundamentals
- CSC.T253 ： Advanced Procedural Programming
- CSC.T344 ： System Programming
Prerequisites
Desirable if you have already took programming 1, and experiments on computer science I
Other
If a limit on the number of students is necessary, the students of computer science department have a priority.