206 week two

Discussion topics for the day:

• binary numeration
• overview of assembly langauge
• assembly instruction types
• practice on Windows version of Hello

Here's the handout I couldn't print for class.
Assignment:

• Reading:
  • Appendix A on number representation, pp 529 to 551
  • Character representation, pp 561 to 563
  • Chapter 1, pp 3 to 14
  • Chapter 2, pp 19 to 21, then lightly through the rest
  • Chapter 3, pp 47 to 53
• Problems: A-1 to A-14, pp 564 to 565
• Practical: run Hello, world both on a Windows machine and on the Linux server. Send the instructor a listing file (either platform) by e-mail when you have finished.