Segment Override Prefix this is EX.

Given: AX=3367; BX=2423

an additional byte that appends to MOV AL, BL
the front of an instruction to select MOV AX, BX
an alternate segment register.
Memory this register is holding Immediate Addressing Mode
the segment register transfers the source immediate
Label this refers to the location byte or word of data into the
that is called or jumped to instead
destination register or memory
of the actual numeric address
location.
Segment Address defines the
beginning address of a 64k byte EX. Given: AX=3367
memory segment. MOV AL, 34H
MOV AX, 3456H
FFFFH should be added to the
starting address to get the ending Direct Addressing Mode moves
address.
a byte or a word between a
Segment and Offset is the first 1 memory location and a register.
Mbyte of memory. ADDRESS
EX. Given: DS=1000;
Offset Address sometimes called MAPUA=1023; AL=CA
displacement or relative. MOV AL, [34]
Starting Address should be MOV CL, MAPUA
appended with zero (0). MOV [34], AL
Direct Addressing Mode moves Register Indirect Addressing
a byte or a word between a
Mode transfers a byte or a word
memory location and a register
between a register and a memory
location addressed by an index or
Addressing Modes
base register. The index and base
Register Addressing Mode
registers are BP, BX, DI and SI.
transfer a copy of a byte or word
Given: DS=1000; BX=55; DI=36;
from the source register or DH=FE
memory location to the destination MOV AX, [BX]
MOV [DI], DH
register or memory location.
Base-Plus-Index Addressing
Mode transfers a byte or a word Register combinations
between a register and the 1. CS: IP
2. DS: AX, BX, CX, DX, SI, DI
memory location addressed by a
3. SS: BP, SP
base register (BP or BX) plus an 4. ES: SI, DI
index
1. DS & ES (IF SI OR DI EXIST IN
register (DI or SI).
THE INSTRUCTION)—PRIORITY
Given: DS=1000; BX=55; SI=BA IS ES
MOV CX, [BX+SI]
Register Relative Addressing 2. DS & ES (IF SI OR DI DID NOT
EXIST IN THE INSTRUCTION)—
Mode moves a byte or a word PRIORITY IS DS
between a register and the
3. DS & ES &SS (IF BP EXIST IN
memory location addressed by an THE INSTRUCTION)—PRIORITY
index or base register plus a IS SS

displacement. 4. DS & ES &SS (IF BP DID NOT

EX. Given: DS=1000; BX=55 EXIST IN THE INSTRUCTION)—
MOV DX, [BX+500] PRIORITY IS DS

Base-Relative-Plus Index 5. DS & ES &SS (IF SI OR DI

Addressing Mode transfers a EXIST & BP DID NOT EXIST IN
byte or a word between a register THE INSTRUCTION)—PRIORITY
and the memory location IS ES
addressed by a base and an index
register plus a 6. DS & ES &SS (IF SI OR DI &
BP DID NOT EXIST IN THE
displacement. INSTRUCTION)—PRIORITY IS
EX. Given: DS=1000; BX=55; DS
SI=BA
MOV AX, [BX+SI+500] 7. DS & ES &SS (IF SI OR DI &
BP EXIST IN THE
INSTRUCTION)—PRIORITY IS
SS