Chapter 3

This chapter introduced me to my first ever assembly language program in Linux environment. Overall presentation is good.

Earlier I used to think that assmebly language programming in Linux would be very different from the DOS experiance I have. I was wrong.

The first two chapters

Chapter one is a general introduction. Talks about the different kinds of programming languages (high level and low level). Also talks about the tool-set required to test the programs given in the book.

Chapter 2 is also fairly basic. Talks about the computer architecture (in layman's terms). Also talks about the various ways a computer can access the memory.

• immediate
• register
• direct
  
• indexed
  
• indirect
• pointer -- a combination of indirect and indexed.

The book

I have just got this book from Amazon.

I have already been thru the first chapter. I intend to take notes on the book on this blog.