x86

These notes are based on the book “Assembly Language for x86 Processors, 7th edition” by Kip Irvine.

Ch1: Basic Concepts

• 1.2 Virtual Machine Concept
  • Virtual Machines
  • Specific Machines
• 1.3 Data Representation
  • 1.3.3 Integer Storage Sizes
  • 1.3.8 Character Storage
• 1.4 Boolean Expressions

Ch2: x86 Processor Architecture

• 2.1 General Concepts
  • 2.1.1 Basic Microcomputer Design
  • 2.1.2 Instruction Execution Cycle
  • 2.1.3 Reading From Memory
  • 2.1.4 Loading and Executing a Program
• 2.2 32-Bit x86 Processors
  • 2.2.1 Modes of Operation
  • 2.2.2 Basic Execution Environment
  • 2.2.3 x86 Memory Management
• 2.3 64 Bit x86-64 Processors
  • 2.3.1 64-Bit Operations
  • 2.3.2 Basic 64-bit Execution Environment
• 2.4 Components of a Typical x86 Computer
  • 2.4.1 Motherboard
  • 2.4.2 Memory
• 2.5 Input-Output System
  • 2.5.1 Levels of I/O Access