Table of Contents

The Intel 32-bit Microprocessors: 80386, 80486, and Pentium

© 1995 by Barry B. Brey

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE MICROPROCESSOR AND COMPUTER

• 1-1 A historical Background
• 1-2 The Microprocessor-Based Computer System
• 1-3 Computer Data Formats
• 1-4 Summary
• 1-5 Questions and Problems

Chapter 2: THE MICROPROCESSOR AND ITS ARCHITECTURE

• 2-1 80386, 80486, and Pentium Internal Architecture
• 2-2 Real-Mode Memory Addressing
• 2-3 Protected-Mode Memory Addressing
• 2-4 Summary
• 2-5 Questions and Problems

Chapter 3: ADDRESSING MODES

• 3-1 Data-Addressing Modes
• 3-2 Program Memory-Addressing Modes
• 3-3 Stack Memory Addressing
• 3-4 Summary
• 3-5 Questions and Problems

Chapter 4: DATA MOVEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

• 4-1 MOV Revisited
• 4-2 PUSH/POP
• 4-3 Load-Effective Address
• 4-4 String Data Transfers
• 4-5 Miscellaneous Data Transfers
• 4-6 Segment Override Prefixes
• 4-7 Assembler Details
• 4-8 Summary
• 4-9 Questions and Problems

Chapter 5: ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC INSTRUCTIONS

• 5-1 Addition, Subtractions, and Comparision
• 5-2 Multipication and Division
• 5-3 BCD and ASCII Arithmetic
• 5-4 Basic Logic Instructions
• 5-5 Shifts and Rotates
• 5-6 String Comparisons
• 5-7 Summary
• 5-8 Questions and Problems

Chapter 6: PROGRAM CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS

• 6-1 The Jump Group
• 6-2 Procedures
• 6-3 Introduction to Interrupts
• 6-4 Machine Control and Miscellaneous Instructions
• 6-5 Summary
• 6-6 Questions and Problems

Chapter 7: PROGRAMMING WITH DOS AND BIOS FUNCTIONS

• 7-1 Modular Programming
• 7-2 Using the Keyboard and Video Display
• 7-3 Data Coversions
• 7-4 VGA Graphic Displays
• 7-5 Disk Files
• 7-6 Summary
• 7-7 Questions and Problems

Chapter 8: THE INTEL FAMILY OF ARITHMETIC COPROCESSORS

• 8-1 Data Formats for the Arithmetic Coprocessor
• 8-2 The 80X87 Architecture
• 8-3 Instruction Set
• 8-4 Programming with the Arithmetic Coprocessor
• 8-5 Summary
• 8-6 Questions and Problems

Chapter 9: THE 80386 AND 80486 MICROPROCESSORS

• 9-1 Introduction to the 80386 Microprocessor
• 9-2 Special 80386 Registers
• 9-3 80386 Memory Management
• 9-4 Moving to Protected Mode
• 9-5 Virtual 8086 Mode
• 9-6 The Memory Paging Mechanism
• 9-7 Introduction to the 80486 Microprocessor
• 9-8 Summary
• 9-9 Questions and Problems

Chapter 10: MEMORY INTERFACE

• 10-1 Memory Devices
• 10-2 Address Decoding
• 10-3 8088 (8-bit) Memory Interface
• 10-4 80386SX (16-bit) Memory Interface
• 10-5 80386DX and 80486 (32-bit) Memory Interface
• 10-6 Pentium (64-bit) Memory Interface
• 10-7 Interleaved Memory
• 10-8 Dynamic RAM
• 10-9 Cache Memory
• 10-10 Summary
• 10-11 Questions and Problems

Chapter 11: BASIC I/O INTERFACE

• 11-1 Introduction to I/O Interfacing
• 11-2 I/O Port Address Decoding
• 11-3 The Programmable Peripheral Interface
• 11-4 The 8279 Programmable Keyboard/Display Interface
• 11-5 8254 Programmable Interval Timer
• 11-6 8251A Programmable Comunications Interface
• 11-7 Analog-to-Digital (ADC) annd Digital-to-Analog (DAC) Converters
• 11-8 Summary
• 11-9 Questions and Problems

Chapter 12: INTERRUPTS

• 12-1 Basic Interrupt Processing
• 12-2 Hardware Interrupts
• 12-3 Expanding the Interrupt Stucture
• 12-4 8259A Programmable Interrupt Controller
• 12-5 Real Time Clock
• 12-6 Summary
• 12-7 Questions and Problems

Chapter 13: DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS AND DMA-CONTROLLED I/O

• 13-1 Basic DMA Operation
• 13-2 The 8237 DMA Controler
• 13-3 Shared-Bus Operations
• 13-4 Disk Memory Systems
• 13-5 Video Displays
• 13-6 Summary
• 13-7 Questions and Problems

Chapter 14: THE PENTIUM MICROPROCESSOR

• 14-1 Introduction to the Pentium Microprocessor
• 14-2 Special Pentium Registers
• 14-3 Pentium Memory Management
• 14-4 New Pentium Instructions
• 14-5 Summary
• 14-6 Questions and Problems

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