本书全面细緻地讲述了彙编语言程式设计的各个方面。从微处理器体系结构、工作机制到指令集；从最基本的编译器连结器的使用到高级过程、结构和宏的使用；从用纯彙编编写程式到用VC++、BC++等最新编译器与彙编的混合接口编程；从16位实模式下BIOS、DOS实模式文本及图形程式设计到32位保护模式的Windows程式设计；从磁碟基础知识到Intel指令编码、浮点运算等相关知识都做了深入而细緻的讲解。

本书内容广博，但又讲解得非常深入，是彙编语言课程的很好教材。

(NOTE: Each chapter section ends with a review and each chapter includes a summary.)

1. Basic Concepts.

Welcome to Assembly Language. Virtual Machine Concept. Data Representation. Boolean Operations.

2. Machine Architecture.

General Concepts. IA-32 Processor Architecture. IA-32 Memory Management. Components of an IA-32 Microcomputer. Input-Output System.

3. Assembly Language Fundamentals.

Basic Elements of Assembly Language. Example: Adding Three Integers. Assembling, Linking, and Running Programs. Defining Data. Symbolic Constants. Real-Address Mode Programming.

4. Data Transfers, Addressing, and Arithmetic.

Data Transfer Instructions. Addition and Subtraction. Data-Related Operators and Directives. Indirect Addressing. JMP and LOOP Instructions.

5. Procedures.

Linking to an External Library. The Book's Link Library. Stack Operations. Defining and Using Procedures. Program Design Using Procedures.

6. Conditional Processing.

Boolean and Comparison Instructions. Conditional Jumps. Conditional Loop Instructions. Conditional Structures. Finite State Machines (Application). Using the .IF Directive.

7. Integer Arithmetic.

Shift and Rotate Instructions. Shift and Rotate Applications. Multiplication and Division Instructions. Extended Addition and Subtraction. ASCII and Packed Decimal Arithmetic (Optional).

8. Advanced Procedures.

Local Variables. Stack Parameters. Stack Frames. Recursion. Creating MultiModule Programs.

9. Strings and Arrays.

String Primitive Instructions. Selected String Routines. Two-Dimensional Arrays. Searching and Sorting Integer Arrays.

10. Structures and Macros.

Structures. Macros. Conditional-Assembly Directives. Defining Repeat Blocks.

11. 32-Bit Windows Programming.

Win32 Console Programming. Writing a Graphical Windows Application. IA-32 Memory Management.

12. High-Level Language Interface.

Introduction. Inline Assembly Code. Linking to C++ Programs.

13. 16-Bit MS-DOS Programming.

MS-DOS and the IBM-PC. MS-DOS Function Calls (INT 21h). Standard MS-DOS File I/O Services.

14. Disk Fundamentals.

Disk Storage Systems. File Systems. Disk Directory. Reading and Writing Disk Sectors. System-Level File Functions.

15. BIOS-Level Programming.

Introduction. BIOS-Level Keyboard Input (INT 16H). Video Programming with INT 10h. Drawing Graphics Using INT 10h. Direct Memory Mapped Graphics. Mouse Programming.

16. Expert MS-DOS Programming.

Introduction. Defining Segments. Runtime Program Structure. Interrupt Handling.

Appendix A: Installing and Using the Assembler.

Installing the book's CD-ROM. Assembling and Linking 32-Bit Protected Mode Programs. Assembling and Linking 16-bit Real-Address Mode Programs.

Appendix B: MASM Reference.

Microsoft Assembler (ML). LINK. CodeView Debugger. MASM Directives. Symbols. Operators. Run-Time Operations.

Appendix C: The Intel Instruction Set.

Appendix D: BIOS and MS-DOS Interrupts.

Overall Interrupt List. Interrupt 21H Functions. Interrupt 10H Functions. Keyboard BIOS INT 16h Functions.