Index

C

C++, 88, 123

compiler for, 84, 85

C programming language, 88. See also C library

command-line arguments in, 504

compiler for, 401

debugger for, 427

and Linux, 403, 405, 409

stack role in, 458-461

strings in, 370

and Unix, 452

Caldera Linux, 404

CALL instruction, 271-274, 280, 429, 454, 499-500, 543

carriage return (CR) character, 80, 81, 233, 255

Carry flag (CF), 212, 219, 221, 222, 324, 335, 382, 467, 533-534

case sensitivity:

of DEBUG, 112

of labels, 232

of NASM, 296, 422

in Unix, 409, 422, 423

C calling conventions, 454-455, 457, 469, 511

central processing unit (CPU), 61-64, 66. See also specific CPUs

backward compatibility with, 159, 75

binary code for, 75

function of, 152

and hardware interrupts, 264-265

limitations of, 204

machine instructions for, 67-72

and peripherals, 64

registers in, 65-66, 71, 164-171

and string instructions, 369, 371, 377

CGA graphics adapter, 282, 340, 341, 344, 355

character byte, 185, 382

character strings, 123, 233

CHARSIN.ASM file, 478, 480-482

CLC instruction, 534, 544

CLD instruction, 375, 376, 545

Clear macro, 374-376, 397

C library. See also specific library functions

date/time manipulation with, 482-491

function arguments in, 474-476

function calls in, 424, 428, 454-455, 477, 508

as Linux communications layer, 428-429, 452-454

pseudorandom numbers generated with, 491-499

robustness of, 445

symbols for elements of, 430-431, 433

text-to-number conversion with, 510-511

CLI instruction, 218, 533

CL register, 323, 356

CMP instruction, 336, 337, 339-343, 346, 355, 546-547

code. See also source code

application of, 53

binary, 67-70, 75-76, 86, 216

versus data, 12, 115, 189, 503

definition of, 11-12

execution of, 230, 245, 291

format, in gdb, 439, 440

prolog, 435

reuse of, 90, 101-102

shutdown, 460, 505

source, 76

startup, 429, 435, 460

write-only, 87

code segment, 168, 173, 178, 242

in external modules, 295, 296, 301

start label for, 245-246

CodeView, 92, 105

columnar notation, 25

.COM files, 90, 100, 230, 238-240

command-line arguments, 436-437, 504-510

comments:

in instructions, 86-88, 228-230

in procedures, 283

in Unix, 425

Compaq, 21

compilers, 84, 414, 458. See also specific compilers

CompuServe, numeric IDs for, 25

computer(s):

components of, 62

electrical nature of, 44-45, 50-53, 71-72

memory needed for, 57-58

processing speed of, 61

Computer Lib/Dream Machines (Nelson), 71

computer programming, 2-3, 5, 66

counting from zero in, 157-158

and open source software, 91

conditional branch, 342, 346

conditional jump instructions, 272, 332-339, 355

example of, 339-344

console applications, for Windows, 180, 402

COSMAC ELF computer, 48-49, 54, 57

counting from zero, 43-44, 157-158

count register, 116, 323

CP/M-80, 81-82, 111, 154

cpp (C preprocessor), 410

CS (code segment) register, 168, 173, 178, 206, 245, 322

current location counter, 358-359

cursor positioning, procedure for, 277-278, 288

CX register, 169, 171, 172, 203, 322, 323, 371-379, 393-396