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Assembly Language Addressing Modes Guide

Chapter 2 of CS401 covers various addressing modes and data declaration in assembly language. It explains how to declare data using directives, the concept of direct addressing, size mismatch errors, and different addressing modes like register indirect and register plus offset. Additionally, it discusses segment association and address wraparound, providing examples and questions for better understanding.

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Assembly Language Addressing Modes Guide

Chapter 2 of CS401 covers various addressing modes and data declaration in assembly language. It explains how to declare data using directives, the concept of direct addressing, size mismatch errors, and different addressing modes like register indirect and register plus offset. Additionally, it discusses segment association and address wraparound, providing examples and questions for better understanding.

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CS401 – Assembly Language

Programming
Chapter 2: Addressing Modes & Data Declaration
(Summary Notes + Questions)

2.1 Data Declaration


- In assembly, variables are declared using directives like `DB`, `DW`, `DD`.

- Example:

```asm

num1 DB 10h ; Declares a byte with value 10h

num2 DW 1234h ; Declares a word with value 1234h

```

Question: What is the size of data declared by `DW`?

Answer: 2 bytes (word size)

2.2 Direct Addressing


- Access memory using a specific address.

- Example:

```asm

MOV AL, [1234h] ; Load byte at memory location 1234h into AL

```

Question: In direct addressing, the operand is a:

Answer: Memory address

2.3 Size Mismatch Errors


- Occurs when you move mismatched data sizes (e.g., byte into word).
- Example:

```asm

MOV AX, [1234h] ; OK if word is at 1234h

MOV AL, [1234h] ; OK if byte is at 1234h

MOV AX, [AL] ; ❌ Invalid – AL is not a valid address

```

Question: What type of error occurs when data size is mismatched in MOV?

Answer: Size mismatch error

2.4 Register Indirect Addressing


- Memory address is stored in a register like `BX`, `SI`, or `DI`.

- Example:

```asm

MOV BX, 1234h

MOV AL, [BX] ; Load byte from memory at address in BX into AL

```

Question: Which registers are used in register indirect addressing?

Answer: BX, SI, DI

2.5 Register + Offset Addressing


- Combines register with constant offset.

- Example:

```asm

MOV BX, 4

MOV AL, [011Fh + BX] ; Effective Address = 0123h

```
Question: If BX = 4 and offset = 011Fh, effective address = ?

Answer: 0123h

2.6 Segment Association


- CS, DS, SS, ES are segment registers. Default for data is DS.

- Instruction fetch uses CS; Stack uses SS.

Question: Which segment is used by default for data variables?

Answer: DS

2.7 Address Wraparound


- Memory addresses are 16-bit. Max address = FFFFh (64KB).

- If address > FFFFh, it wraps around to 0000h.

Question: What is the result of accessing memory at FFFFh + 1?

Answer: 0000h (wraps around)

2.8 Addressing Modes Summary


| Addressing Mode | Example | Description |

| ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------- |

| Immediate | MOV AL, 05h | Constant value |

| Direct | MOV AL, [1234h] | Uses memory address |

| Register Indirect | MOV AL, [BX] | Uses register address |

| Register + Offset | MOV AL, [SI + 10] | Adds offset to register |

Question: Which addressing mode is used in `MOV AL, [BX+SI]`?

Answer: Based Indexed Addressing (combination of base and index)

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