80X86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers: Assembly Language, Design, and Interfacing Volumes I & II (4th Edition) |  | Authors: Muhammad Ali Mazidi, Janice Gillispie-Mazidi
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 627743
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Pages: 1024
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 013061775X
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.165
EAN: 9780130617750
ASIN: 013061775X
Publication Date: August 31, 2002
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Product Description
Praised by experts for its clarity and topical breadth, this visually appealing, one-stop source on PCs uses an easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach to teaching the fundamentals of 80x86 assembly language programming and PC architecture. Offering users a fun, hands-on learning experience, it uses the Debug utility to show what action the instruction performs, then provides a sample program to show its application. Reinforcing concepts with numerous examples and review questions, its oversized pages delve into dozens of related subjects, including DOS memory map, BIOS, microprocessor architecture, supporting chips, buses, interfacing techniques, system programming, memory hierarchy, DOS memory management, tables of instruction timings, hard disk characteristics, and more. For learners ready to master PC system programming.
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 a very thorough and great book.... February 2, 2010
Marvin Schneider (New York, NY)
a very thorough and great book....
But as the other reviewer stated, this is most definitely not a book for the beginning assembly language programmer.
But for one who has been programming for many years, this book carefully and comprehensively covers the guts of the computer.
For one who has only a few years of computer work experience, you could still get through the first few chapters and write beginner-level assembly language programs.
When choosing this book, think carefully about what kind of assembler you wish to use. You can go and search on the web for "Assembler simulator" and you will see there are many variations on assembler languages as well as processors. You should pick one that fits your needs.
For the college instructor, this book comes with wonderful questions and answers. There is also a nice instructor manual. I enjoyed working through the examples, and found this book quite challenging.
 Useless January 15, 2010
Ryan Wood (Grand Forks, ND USA)
This is the most useless book you'll ever buy as a student! My grades actually went up when I gave up reading the text and concentrated on the notes given in class. After the 4th week, I stopped using the book entirely. The author tries to explain everything in paragraph form like a story book. There are little diagrams and examples and explains everything in a "no hands on" type approach. The book goes into great detail which might be of some help if you work at NASA, but it would be of very little use to the typical student. Since I won't get any money from it, I'm donating it to the local library.
a work of art. July 30, 2003
ms patricia kelliher (canberra, a.c.t. Australia)
12 out of 20 found this review helpful
most definately not a book for the beginning assembly language programmer. that said, this is one of the most detailed and informative books on the subject i have every had the pleasure of finding, purchasing, and reading.the book travels deep into the electronic architecture of the humble pc and teaches you how to do things you never even knew could be done. it covers parallel port and serial port interfacing, memory architecture, graphics programming, and just about every other facet of the pc that there is in a very comprehensive and satisfying manner. i have purchased 9 books so far published by prentice hall, and all were superb. i whole heartedly recommend to EVERYONE that if you ever need to know about something and want a book, see what prentice hall has on the subject FIRST. the quality and quantity of information and the layout and design in their publications are second to none. if assembly language programming were a religion then this is my bible, and the authors and publishers are my gods.
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