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Visual execution of assembly language programs

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Cherri M. Pancake,

Christopher WardAuthors Info & Claims

CSC '93: Proceedings of the 1993 ACM conference on Computer science

Pages 38 - 43

https://doi.org/10.1145/170791.170799

Published: 01 March 1993 Publication History

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Students learning computer organization and assembly language programming often have difficulty understanding the relationship between hardware functions and software instructions. This paper describes how a software tool can help students understand the organization and use of the Motorola 68000 processor family. XSIM68K employs a graphical interface to enhance a traditional “black box” simulator so that students can observe first-hand the effect of a running program on registers, memory, and II0 devices. Multiple data representations allow the student to choose the most appropriate format for data entry and display, which reduces confusion and eliminates conversion mistakes.

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CSC '93: Proceedings of the 1993 ACM conference on Computer science

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DOI:10.1145/170791

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Beaumont MJackson D(1997)Low level visual programmingProceedings. 1997 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages (Cat. No.97TB100180)10.1109/VL.1997.626612(410-417)Online publication date: 1997
https://doi.org/10.1109/VL.1997.626612
Beaumont MJackson D(1997)Visualisation as an aid to low-level programmingProceedings Frontiers in Education 1997 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change10.1109/FIE.1997.632622(1158-1163)Online publication date: 1997
https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.1997.632622

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