z/Architecture Assembler Language

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4 weeks, 10 hours a week
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Intermediate

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This Specialization consists of three courses that cover the z/Architecture Assembler language, from the basics through the development of working application programs. Topics include binary and hexadecimal arithmetic, z/Architecture fundamentals, Assembler language syntax, machine instructions, addressing modes, calling other programs, performing I/O operations, and additional Assembler instructions. The second and third courses include hands-on labs, and the series prepares learners to continue studying additional Assembler and IBM Z topics using IBM documentation and other suitable sources.

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Course 1: z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics
Course 2: z/Architecture Assembler Language Pt 2: Machine Instructions
Course 3: z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 3: Working Programs

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Welcome to z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics, the first course three part series for the z/Architecture Assembler Language. This course provides an introduction to z/Architecture and the Assembler language, covers binary and hexadecimal arithmetic, the basics of z/Architecture, and the Assembler language syntax. The goal of this course is to give you the basic knowledge necessary to understand the other courses in the z/Architecture Assembler Language series. There are no hands-on labs in this course. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand binary and hexadecimal number representations and convert them to/from decimal. - Recognize architectural features, such as instruction formats, data representation, and storage addressing. - Understand the Assembler language syntax, and code Assembler statements that reserve and initialize areas in storage. - Code Assembler statements that make up a (very) simple program. This is an intermediate course, intended for learners with a background in computer science. To succeed in this course, you should have basic knowledge of computer programming and computer architecture.
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Welcome to z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 2: Machine Instructions, the second course in the three part series for the z/Architecture Assembler Language Specialization. This course teaches z/Architecture machine instructions and Assembler language instructions that a programmer needs to write Assembler application programs and utilizes hands-on labs. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Code z/Architecture machine instructions that: - Copy data to/from registers - Perform signed binary integer arithmetic operations - Compare signed binary integers - Perform conditional or unconditional branching - Move or compare characters - Operate on bits - Perform decimal arithmetic operations - List the Assembler Jump and Branch extended mnemonics - Understand the role of the PSW condition code - Understand the role of the PSW program mask - Format a decimal number for displaying or printing This is an intermediate course, intended for learners with a background in computer science and professionals that require Assembler knowledge on IBM Z. Before taking this course, you should have completed the first course in the three part series for the z/Architecture Assembler Language Specialization, z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics. To complete the labs, you need basic knowledge of TSO/ISPF and JCL. In particular, you should know how to: - Logon to TSO - Edit a file with the ISPF editor - Submit a job - View a job's output in SDSF You can learn about TSO/ISPF in the course Getting Started on Mainframe with z/OS Commands and Panels.
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Welcome to z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 3: Working Programs, the third course in the three part series. In the first two courses of this series, you learned about the z/Architecture Assembler language syntax and machine instructions. This course presents topics a programmer needs to know to write working application programs in Assembler language, such as addressing modes, calling other programs, performing I/O operations, additional Assembler instructions, and some complex but useful machine instructions and utilizes hands-on labs. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Code Assembler language programs which: - Conform to z/OS conventions - Employ standard macros such as CALL, SAVE, RETURN - Use various Assembler Language statements such as AMODE, EQU, DSECT, ORG - Describe the different addressing/residency modes (24/31/64) - Code assembler language programs that define and use QSAM datasets through standard I/O macros (DCB, OPEN/CLOSE, GET/PUT) - Use variable length storage operations (CLCL, MVCL) - Use more complex instructions (EDMK, TR, TRT) This is an intermediate course, intended for learners with a background in computer science and professionals that require Assembler knowledge on IBM Z. Before taking this course, you should have completed the first and second courses in the three part series, z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics and z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 2: Machine Instructions. To complete the labs, you need basic knowledge of TSO/ISPF and JCL. In particular, you should know how to: - Logon to TSO - Edit a file with the ISPF editor - Submit a job - View a job's output in SDSF You can learn about TSO/ISPF in the course Getting Started on Mainframe with z/OS Commands and Panels.