So far, we have been learning the basics of assembly language itself—how to move, store, add, subtract, compare, branch, etc. Now that we have the basics under our belt, it is time to learn how to interface with the rest of the computer through your operating system.
Different processes on a computer have different levels of access within the CPU. Normal processes (such as the ones we have been writing) are known as user-mode tasks, because they are run by individual users to accomplish what they want. Other processes ...