EE 306 Fall 2004 Buzzwords
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This list is not necessarily complete! But it does contain
many key words that you should understand.  
Peruse the list.  If you find something you don't understand,
see a TA or Dr. Patt.

Good luck on the exam!
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pointer variable
bugs
debugging
single-step
breakpoint
service routines
assembly language
label
opcode
operands
comment
executable image
pseudo ops
2 pass assembler
location counter
symbol table
buffer
assembly time error
runtime error (logical error)
linker
link time error
KBDR/KBSR
DDR/DSR
spinning
special I/O
memory mapped I/O
device registers
synchronization primitive
asynchronous
polling/spinning
interrupt driven I/O
ready bit
interrupt enable bit
interrupt signal
priority
trap vector table
subroutine (function) call/return
caller save
callee save
linkage
library routine