Course detail

Advanced Assembly Languages

FIT-IPAAcad. year: 2025/2026

Protected mode of the Pentium based processors: protection principles, registers, memory management, instruction set. Techniques of programming in the protected mode, task management, virtual mode. Use of the low-level interface Win32 API in the Windows applications - console applications, windows based applications, OpenGL. Programming using the multimedia instruction sets of the Intel processors (MMX and SSE). Introduction to the 64-bit processors.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Filip Orság, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Intelligent Systems (UITS)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of the assembly language of x86 processor family and C language is necessary. Student has to be able to work with the NASM.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • Work in laboratory.
  • Evaluated project.

Work in laboratory and evaluated project are monitored and given points for. Missed labs caused by a valid proved reason (health issues or other valid reasons) will be compensated by an appropriate homework.

Aims

To give the students better knowledge of developing of more complex low-applications. To teach them how to use the multimedia extension instructions of the Intel processors. To teach them basic principles of the protected mode, programming in the protected mode and to use the low-level Win32 API. To introduce the 64-bit processors.
Basic principles of the protected mode of the IA-32 architecture. Development of the applications using the MMX and SSE instructions. Development of the applications in the protected mode using the Win32 API at the lowest level.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Abel, P.: IBM PC Assembly Language and Programming, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1995, ISBN 0-13-317729-7
Bistry, D.: The Complete Guide to MMX Technology, McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 1997, ISBN 0070061920
Hall, R. B.:Assembly Programming and Computer Architecture for Software Engineers. Prospect Press. 2017. ISBN: 978-1943153329.
Hyde, R.: The Art of Assembly Language, No Strach, 2003, ISBN 1886411972
Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manuals [online]. K dispozici na <www.intel.com>.
Irvine, K.R.: Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers, Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN 0130910139
Kusswurm, D.: Modern X86 assembly language programming: 32-bit, 64-bit, SSE, and AVX. Apress, 2014. ISBN: 9781484200650.
Orság, F.: Studijní opora k předmětu IPA
Zbořil, F.: Strojově orientované jazyky, skripta, VUT v Brně, 1991, ISBN 80-214-0349-7

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Tomáš Goldmann, Ph.D.
Ing. Filip Orság, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. AMD/Intel x86-64 processor acrhitecture.
  2. Extensions and SIMD technologies of processors - MMX.
  3. Extensions and SIMD technologies of processors - SSE.
  4. Extensions and SIMD technologies of processors - AVX.
  5. MMX, SSE and AVX applications.
  6. Architecture and assembler of the ARM processors.
  7. NEON technology of the ARM processors.
  8. ARM programming - emulation, embedded devices.
  9. Protected mode of the IA-32 and x86-64 processors - registers, instructions and memory models.
  10. Protected mode of the IA-32 and x86-64 processors - basic data structures, memory management.
  11. Protected mode of the IA-32 and x86-64 processors - principles of the data and code protection.
  12. Protected mode of the IA-32 and x86-64 processors - task management.
  13. Optimizations of applications in assembler.

Exercise in computer lab

16 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Filip Orság, Ph.D.
Ing. Tomáš Goldmann, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Development and use of the DLL libraries.
  2. Win32 API - console application.
  3. Win32 API - window-based application.
  4. Win32 API - applications using OpenGL.
  5. Application of the MMX extension.
  6. Application of the SSE technology.
  7. Code optimization.

Project

10 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Filip Orság, Ph.D.
Ing. Tomáš Goldmann, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Individual project: development of a simple application in 32/64bit protected mode using Win32 API, MMX extension and/or SSE or AVX technology, OpenGL.