C Programming And Assembly Language

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C Programming And Assembly Language
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Overview

It aims to strike a balance between high-level abstraction and low-level control, allowing programmers to write code that is both expressive and efficient

Duration	4 weeks
Total fee	Free
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Explore Free Course
Credential	Certificate

C Programming And Assembly Language
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Course details

Skills you will learn

Operations C

Who should do this course?

For students who complete their bachelors degree (BE/ BTech) in computer science or electrical engineering

More about this course

C programming is a general-purpose, procedural programming language widely used for developing system software, applications, and operating systems
It is known for its efficiency, flexibility, and portability, making it a popular choice for a variety of programming tasks
The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centers
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only)

C Programming And Assembly Language
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NPTEL
Curriculum

WEEK 1

Introduction to Microprocessors and Assembly language Programming

Microprocessor Architecture

Machine Language Execution sequence in a MuP

Memory in a microprocessor

Instruction Set

ADDRESSING SCHEMES

MOV

ARITHMETIC AND LOGICAL INSTRUCTIONS

FLAG REGISTER

STACK INSTRUCTIONS

CALL and RET

HARDWARE LOOPS

WEEK 2

Introduction to C and Inline Assembly

Data types and their sizes

Simple examples of Inline assembly

ALU operations

String length

Multiplication using repeated addition

Swap two variables in C

Swap two variables in inline Assembly

Function to swap two variable in C

Inline code to swap the two variables using a function

WEEK 3

Compiling C to Assembly Language

Compiling a simple program to Assembly – first order

Passing parameters

Prologue

Epilogue

Local variables

WEEK 4

C++ and Some special Functions

C and C++ at assembly language level

Recursion vs Loops with factorial as example

Special functions

memcpy

strlen

C Programming And Assembly Language
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Faculty details

Prof. Janakiraman

Prof. Janakiraman Viraraghavan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras and is part of the Integrated Circuits and Systems (iCS) group. His research interests include porting machine-learning algorithms on to hardware and statistical analysis in VLSI. He also has a keen interest in Microprocessors and Programming in general.