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=Problem #1: Recursive GCD=
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=Problem #1: Recursive GCD (1 point)=
  
The following algorithm can be  used to find the greatest common denominator, or ''GCD''.  The GCD of two integers ''m'' and ''n'' is the largest integer that divides both of them with a remainder of 0.  The GCD of 5 and 6 is 1.  The GCD of 10 and 12 is 2.  The GCD of 12 and 20 is 4.
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The following algorithm can be  used to find the greatest common denominator of two integers, or ''GCD''.  The GCD of two integers ''m'' and ''n'' is the largest integer that divides both of them with a remainder of 0.  The GCD of 5 and 6 is 1.  The GCD of 10 and 12 is 2.  The GCD of 12 and 20 is 4.
  
 
  int gcd(int m, int n) {
 
  int gcd(int m, int n) {
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=Problem #2: Debugging Utility Functions=
 
=Problem #2: Debugging Utility Functions=
==Part 1==
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==Part 1 (1.5 points)==
  
 
Write an assembly language program that does '''not''' use the driver.c or asm_io.asm files and that displays a 32-bit integer in binary, hexadecimal, and in decimal.  When the number is displayed in decimal it is displayed as an ''unsigned'' '''int'''.  For example, 0x80000000 should display as 2147483648.
 
Write an assembly language program that does '''not''' use the driver.c or asm_io.asm files and that displays a 32-bit integer in binary, hexadecimal, and in decimal.  When the number is displayed in decimal it is displayed as an ''unsigned'' '''int'''.  For example, 0x80000000 should display as 2147483648.
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mov ebx, table
 
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mov ecx, N
 
mov ecx, N
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         mov    eax, [ebx]
 
         mov    eax, [ebx]
  
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:where nextLine is a function that brings the cursor to the next line.
 
:where nextLine is a function that brings the cursor to the next line.
  
==Part 2==
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==Part 2 (1 point)==
Add a fourth function called '''printRegs''' to your program that will display all the registers in hex and decimal, both in signed and unsigned format.
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Add a fourth function called '''printRegs''' to your program that will display all the registers in hex, in unsigned decimal, and in signed decimal formats.
  
 
Here is an example of the call and its output:
 
Here is an example of the call and its output:
  
call printRegs
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  eax: 00000000 0       0
 
  eax: 00000000 0       0
 
  ebx: 00001000 4096    4096
 
  ebx: 00001000 4096    4096
 
  ecx: 0fabbcde 262913246 262913246
 
  ecx: 0fabbcde 262913246 262913246
  ecx: 0000fffe 65534  65534
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  edx: 0000fffe 65534  65534
 
  esi: 00001132 4402    4402
 
  esi: 00001132 4402    4402
 
  edi: ffffffff 4294967295 -1
 
  edi: ffffffff 4294967295 -1
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Your function should display the value the registers hold before the call is made to printRegs.  Your function should return to the calling program without having changed the value of any of the registers.
 
Your function should display the value the registers hold before the call is made to printRegs.  Your function should return to the calling program without having changed the value of any of the registers.
  
==Part 3==
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==Part 3 (0.5 point)==
  
 
Add a new feature to the '''printRegs''' function so that it displays the flag bits.
 
Add a new feature to the '''printRegs''' function so that it displays the flag bits.
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Make sure that your function displays the status of the bits as they stand before the function is called, and make sure that whatever your function does, when it returns to the caller the status bits are in the same state they were before the function was called.
 
Make sure that your function displays the status of the bits as they stand before the function is called, and make sure that whatever your function does, when it returns to the caller the status bits are in the same state they were before the function was called.
  
You will need the pushf and popf instructions.  Pushf pushes a doubleword containing the flags register in the stack.  Popf pops it back.
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You will need the '''pushf''' and (maybe) the '''popf''' instructions.  Pushf pushes a doubleword containing the flags register in the stack.  Popf pops it back.
  
 
=Requirements=
 
=Requirements=
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  submit final final2.asm
 
  submit final final2.asm
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 4 December 2014

This final exam is take-home. It is open-books, open-notes, and open-Web. It is due a week after it is made available, at 12:00 p.m. on Monday December 20, 2010.

You cannot discuss the details of this exam with anyone except your instructor. The TAs are not allowed to help you out in any way. No question will be answered in person after 12:00 a.m. on 12/13/10. Instead, if you have questions regarding the exam, send them via email to thiebaut@cs.smith.edu, and the question and its answer will be broadcast back to the hole class via email. The exam is given under the rules of the Smith College Honor Code.

Make sure you reference all work/resources you use in your documentation.

Files submitted past the deadline will not be graded.











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