MIPS Assembly Language Programming

Description:

For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Assembly Language Programming, Introduction to Computer Organization, and Introduction to Computer Architecture.

Students using this text will gain an understanding of how the functional components of modern computers are put together and how a computer works at the machine language level. MIPS architecture embodies the fundamental design principles of all contemporary RISC architectures. By incorporating this text into their courses, instructors will be able to prepare their undergraduate students to go on to upper-division computer organization courses.

 

Table of Contents:

 1. The MIPS Architecture. 

 2. Algorithm Development in Pseudocode. 

 3. Number Systems. 

 4. PCSpim: The MIPS Simulator. 

 5. Efficient Algorithm Development. 

 6. Function Calls Using the Stack. 

 7. Reentrant Functions. 

 8. Memory Mapped I/O. 

 9. Exceptions and Interrupts.

10. A Pipelined Implementation.

11. Floating-Point Instructions.

Appendix A: Quick Reference.

Appendix B: ASCII Codes.

Appendix C: Integer Instruction Set.

Appendix D: Macro Instructions.

Appendix E: A Modified Trap Handler.

Appendix F: Floating-Point Instruction Set.

Index.