Computer-assisted instruction for the 8088 assembly language (8088-AL CAI)

• Main Authors: Co, Benjamin Sy, Hui, Tsang Wing Lee, Penilla, Masy Salles, Reyes, Randy Rivera
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1990
• Subjects: Assembler language (Computer program language); Computer-assisted instruction; Microprocessors > Programming; Programming languages (Electronic computers); Intelligent tutoring systems; Computer software
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16402
• Institution: De La Salle University

The 8088 Assembly Language CAI is a tool developed primarily as a teaching aid for professors. It can also serve as an independent learning tool for any person interested in learning 8088 assembly language. The CAI software, besides teaching, can offer interactive training to the user by providing brief and precise explanations to a topic, graphic examples, and actual program simulation facilities, all which can accept inputs from user. The CAI software is designed in such a way that it mimics the environment of a Turbo Pascal or Turbo C which nowadays is so common and so widely accepted. It also provides keys and function keys like that of the Wordstar Professional (or in Borland programming softwares like Turbo C). This makes using or working with the CAI easier or more faster due to familiarity. It also has a feature which is seldom seen in many self/home developed systems, that is a complete set of help, functions to offer the user assistance in working with the CAI software. In the tutorial portion of the CAI, it offers a partial Context sensitive help function to assist the user to further understand what is being taught, which is a special feature of the help services of this software. One specialty that this software offers is that it provides a hardware interface which is used to connect to the 8088 ALP (Assembly Language Programmable) Kit. This feature is offered to the users of the software so that they can develop simple assembly language programs, stimulate them first if they like, and download the program into the Kit for actual running. They can also upload a simple assembly program from the Kit to the CAI for modifications or debugging.