Test Structure

• Between 10 and 20 questions (probably abt 12, but no promises)
• Short answer questions
• Definition questions
• Code analysis questions (e.g. What does this code do?)
• Assembly Coding questions

Study Guide

• How to use GCC and the GNU assembler (lab1)
• Addition, Subtraction and assignment (lab2)
• Multiplication and division. Be able to use these fluently, including (but not limited to) knowing which registers will contain sources and results (lab 2)
• Data declarations. Understand how data size relates to which register is used (e.g. eax, ax, ah, or al). Be able to declare integers, pointers and arrays (lab 2 and lab 4)
• Control structures. Be able to code if statements, for loops, and while loops (lab 3)
• Branches. What does the compare instruction do? How do the jump instructions work. Be familiar with boolean based conditional jumps (lab3)
• Addressing modes. Be able to name them, identify them, and provide an example of each (lab4)
• Stack and stack frame. Be able to explain both, and what data resides where on each. Understand prologs and epilogs (lab 5 & 6)
• Parameters and return values. Be able to use both fluently (lab 6)
• Pointers and arrays. Be able to explain how a pointer is implemented in assembly. Explain how an array is implemented. Understand the differences between an array and a pointer to an array. What addressing modes are used for these 2 structures. (lab 4)
• Any question that has appeared on a quiz (or is very similar to a quiz question), is fair game.