Computer Architecture

It is used to signify a comment or remarks in assembly language.

It refers to the address of a data item.

Assembly language is a case sensitive programming language.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Assembly language is not a case sensitive programming language.

A name in assembly can start using special character.

• True

• False

A name in assembly must have a maximum length of 32.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A name in assembly must have a maximum length of 31.

A name in assembly can start with numbers.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A name in assembly cannot start with numbers

A name (if any), operation, and operand (if any) are separated by at least one blank or tab character. There are a maximum of 132 characters on a line.

• True

• False

For a data item, an operation such as DB, or DW defines a field, work area, or constant and for an instruction, an operation such as MOV or ADD indicates an action

For a data item, an operand defines its initial value while for an instruction, an operand indicates where to perform the action. An operand may contain one, two, or even no entries.

It is an instruction that enable you to control the way in which a program assembles and lists. It act only during the assembly of a program and generate no machine – executable code