Assembly Language Concepts Quiz

Which one of these is an assembly language?

• X86

• MIPS

• ARM

• ARMS

What does MOV do in Assembly

• Copies data from one location to another

•  Compares two pieces of data

• Allocate memory

• Output data

In this Assembly code sample, what mathematical operation is being performed?

• Divides two numbers

• Adds two numbers

• Subtracts two numbers

• Multiplies two numbers

When the program is executed, what is the output?

The instructions like MOV are called

• OP-Code

• Operators

• Commands

• Directive

What does the return directive specify?

• The end of execution in a program

• The value returned by a function

•  The termination of a loop

• The end of a subroutine execution

Basic unit of time for machine instruction is:

• Clock Cycle

• Machine Cycle

• Instruction Cycle

• Instructions per second

Which one of these is NOT an assembler?

• MASM

• NASM

• FASM

• DASM

Assembler directives are:

• Directions to the assembler to take some action or change a setting

• Memory allocation

• Instructions for organizing memory allocation

• Commands for specifying the program entry point

What is a mnemonic in assembly language?

•  A label used for memory addresses

•  A symbolic name of an opcode

•  A type of data structure

•  A mathematical operation