AS / A Level Computer Science
AS / A Level Computer Science
AS CS 4 - Processor Fundamentals
AS CS 4.2 Assembly Language
Candidates should be able to:
Show understanding of the relationship between assembly language and machine code
Notes and guidance
N/A
Candidates should be able to:
Describe the different stages of the assembly process for a two-pass assembler
Notes and guidance
Apply the two-pass assembler process to a given simple assembly language program
Candidates should be able to:
Trace a given simple assembly language program
Notes and guidance
N/A
Candidates should be able to:
Show understanding that a set of instructions are grouped
Notes and guidance
Including the following groups:
Data movement
Input and output of data
Arithmetic operations
Unconditional and conditional instructions
Compare instructions
Candidates should be able to:
Show understanding of and be able to use different modes of addressing
Notes and guidance
Including immediate, direct, indirect, indexed, relative
The following table is an example of an instruction set: