INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING:

• Describe the function of system bus and explain the function of CPU.
• Describe the difference between microprocessor and microcomputer and the evolution of Intel's microprocessors.

INTERNAL REGISTERS AND MEMORY SEGMENTATION:

• List the internal registers of 8086 microprocessor.
• Using debug examine and modify the contents of internal registers and explain the difference between logical address, physical address and offset address.

WRITING AND EXECUTING A SIMPLE PROGRAM:

• Using debug examine and modify contents of memory locations.
• Assemble, unassembled a simple program and execute it in single step.
• Perform a lab experiment to examine and modify the contents of all internal registers and flags.
  

SOFTWARE MODEL:

• Draw the software model of 8086 microprocessor and explain the functions of internal registers.
• Perform a lab experiment to demonstrate how 8086 addresses its one megabyte of memory locations and to examine and modify the contents of memory locations.
  

8086 STACK:

• State the purpose of the stack and explain the function of PUSH & POP instructions.
• Perform a lab experiment to demonstrate the effect of arithmetic instruction on flag bits.
  
  

ADDRESSING MODES:

• List and explain the addressing modes of 8086.
• Perform a lab experiment to assemble a simple program to demonstrate the operation of stack.
  
  

8086 INSTRUCTIONS 1:

• Divide the instruction set of 8086 into different groups and explain the operation of data movement instruction.
• Perform a lab experiment to demonstrate the addressing modes of 8086.
  

8086 INSTRUCTION 2:

• Explain the operation of logic group, shift and rotate instructions.
• Perform a lab experiment to demonstrate the operation of data movement and arithmetic group of instruction.
  
  

8086 INSTRUCTION 3:

• Explain the operation of Jump & Loop instruction and the function and operation of subroutine instructions.
• Perform a lab experiment to demonstrate the operation of logic group of instructions.
  
  

ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING:

• Identify the segments of an assembly language program.
• Write a source file using a file editor.
• Perform a lab experiment to demonstrate the operation of shift and rotate group of instructions.
  
  

PROGRAMMING:

• Write source files, assemble, link & execute programs involving addition of several bytes of data.
• Perform lab experiment to demonstrate operation of inter- segment and intra-segment CALL subroutines, addition of data bytes.