notebook/notes/x86-64/directives.md

title	TARGET DECK	FILE TAGS	tags
Directives	Obsidian::STEM	x86-64	x86-64

Directives

Assembly lines with a leading . are called directives. They are used to indicate some additional information about the program.

%%ANKI Basic What term describes assembly lines with a leading .? Back: Directives. Reference: Bryant, Randal E., and David O'Hallaron. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Third edition, Global edition. Always Learning. Pearson, 2016.

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%%ANKI Basic Assembly directives are important for what two programs? Back: The assembler and the linker. Reference: Bryant, Randal E., and David O'Hallaron. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Third edition, Global edition. Always Learning. Pearson, 2016.

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%%ANKI Cloze The {.align N} directive ensures {data following it starts with an address that is a multiple of N}. Reference: Bryant, Randal E., and David O'Hallaron. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Third edition, Global edition. Always Learning. Pearson, 2016.

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Bibliography

• Bryant, Randal E., and David O'Hallaron. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Third edition, Global edition. Always Learning. Pearson, 2016.