Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science
4.2Assembly language
Assembly language in Cambridge AS & A Level Computer Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 4.2.1Explain the relationship between assembly language and machine code and the stages of a two-pass assembler.
- 4.2.2Trace a simple assembly language program and explain how instructions are grouped.
- 4.2.3Use immediate, direct, indirect, indexed and relative addressing in the given instruction set.
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Addressing modes
45 min
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Assembly language, machine code and the assembler
50 min
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Writing and tracing assembly language programs
55 min
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