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Write assembly code segments for the following:

  1. If (x > 17) y = 12; else y = 0;

  2. If (x <= y) z = 25; else z = 50;

  3. If (x == 4) and (y > 0) z = 10; else z = 5;

  4. If (x == 4) or (y > 0) z = 10; else z = 5;

Part II.

  1. What is the output of the following assembly code segment? How would the code be written in a higher-level language?



mov x, 25


mov y, 3


mov ax, x


cmp ax, y


je One


cmp y, 0


jnl Two


jmp Next


One: 


imul y 


jmp Next


Two: 


mov Num, 10 


imul Num 


Next: 


call PutDec

  1. What is the output of the following assembly code segment? How would the code be written in a higher-level language?



mov x, 5


mov y, 5


mov ax, x


cmp ax, y


je One


cmp y, 0


jnl Two


jmp Next


One: 


imul y 


jmp Next


Two: 


mov Num, 10 


imul Num 


Next: 


call PutDec

Paper For Above Instructions

Assembly language is a low-level programming language that is closely related to machine code. Its syntax and semantics are designed to represent the operations performed by the CPU without the need for complex constructs found in high-level programming languages. Below, we will provide assembly code segments for the specified conditions and analyze the given assembly code to determine its output.

Assembly Code for Conditions

1. If (x > 17) y = 12; else y = 0;



mov x, 0      ; Load an arbitrary value to x


cmp x, 17     ; Compare x with 17


jg greater     ; Jump to greater if x > 17


mov y, 0      ; Set y to 0 if condition is false


jmp end_if


greater: 


mov y, 12     ; Set y to 12 if condition is true


end_if:

2. If (x <= y) z = 25; else z = 50;



mov x, 0      ; Load an arbitrary value to x


mov y, 20     ; Load a value to y


cmp x, y      ; Compare x with y


jle less_than_equal  ; Jump if x <= y


mov z, 50     ; Set z to 50 if condition is false


jmp end_if2


less_than_equal:


mov z, 25     ; Set z to 25 if condition is true


end_if2:

3. If (x == 4) and (y > 0) z = 10; else z = 5;



mov x, 4      ; Load x with 4


mov y, 3      ; Load y with 3


cmp x, 4      ; Compare x with 4


jne not_equal  ; Jump if x is not equal to 4


cmp y, 0      ; Compare y with 0


jle not_greater ; Jump if y is not greater than 0


mov z, 10     ; Set z to 10 if conditions are true


jmp end_if3


not_greater:


mov z, 5      ; Set z to 5 if second condition is false


jmp end_if3


not_equal:


mov z, 5      ; Set z to 5 if first condition is false


end_if3:

4. If (x == 4) or (y > 0) z = 10; else z = 5;



mov x, 4      ; Load x with 4


mov y, 3      ; Load y with 3


cmp x, 4      ; Compare x with 4


je equal       ; Jump if x is equal to 4


cmp y, 0      ; Compare y with 0


jle not_greater2 ; Jump if y is not greater than 0


mov z, 10     ; Set z to 10 if y > 0


jmp end_if4


equal:


mov z, 10     ; Set z to 10 if first condition is true


jmp end_if4


not_greater2:


mov z, 5      ; Set z to 5 if both conditions are false


end_if4:

Part II: Output of Assembly Code Segments

1. Assembly Code Analysis

Given the code:



mov x, 25


mov y, 3


mov ax, x


cmp ax, y


je One


cmp y, 0


jnl Two


jmp Next


One: 


imul y 


jmp Next


Two: 


mov Num, 10 


imul Num 


Next: 


call PutDec

This code initializes x to 25 and y to 3. It compares x with y:

  • Since 25 is not equal to 3, it does not jump to the label One.

  • Next, it checks if y (3) is not less than or equal to 0, which is true, so it jumps to Two.

  • The code in label Two sets Num to 10 and multiplies it by 0 (since there's no further value specified), proceeding to call PutDec.

Thus, the output of this code would depend on the value in the register affected by PutDec, which would be 0, since it doesn't change after setting Num.

2. Assembly Code Analysis

For the second assembly segment:



mov x, 5


mov y, 5


mov ax, x


cmp ax, y


je One


cmp y, 0


jnl Two


jmp Next


One: 


imul y 


jmp Next


Two: 


mov Num, 10 


imul Num 


Next: 


call PutDec

This segment initializes x and y both to 5. The comparison between x and y yields equality:

  • Since x is equal to y, the program jumps to One, where it executes the multiplication of y with the register.

  • After processing, it will again call PutDec, with likely the output being 5 multiplied by whatever value it was multiplied with previously.

Thus, the output would be specified by the value set before the PutDec call, resulting again in a similar ambiguous output since it depends on prior conditions.

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