C Programming and Assembly Language

Overview

Students who complete their bachelors degree (BE/ BTech) in computer science or electrical engineering do extensive course work in Microprocessors and then in C programming. However, what is missing in the current curriculum is to explicitly establish the link between the two. Specifically we look at how a C program is translated to assembly language and how it eventually gets executed on a microprocessor. Through, animations we show what happens in the stack, data and code segment, of the microprocessor when a C program is executed.

Syllabus 4

Week 1
- Lecture 1
- Lecture 2
- Lecture 3
- Lecture 4A
- Lecture 4B
- Lecture 5
Week 2
- Lecture 6
- Lecture 7
- Lecture 8
- Lecture 9
- Lecture 10
Week 3
- Lecture 11
- Lecture 12
- Lecture 13
- Lecture 14
- Lecture 15
Week 4
- Lecture 16
- Lecture 17 A
- Lecture 17 B
- Lecture 18
- Lecture 19
- Lecture 20
- Lesson 21A - Memory Alignment - 1
- Lesson 21B - Memory Alignment - 2

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

Taught by IIT and IISc professors, and it follows the Indian university syllabus closely.
All videos and assignments are free on NPTEL and SWAYAM.
The certificate is recognised by many Indian universities for credit transfer and by GATE aspirants.
Great for GATE and semester exam preparation.
Taught by Indian Institute of Technology Madras, one of the strongest names in its field.
Completely free.
Self-paced: start any time.
A clear syllabus (4 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

The certificate needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.
Recorded classroom lectures: thorough, but slower than made-for-online courses.
New runs start on fixed dates (January and July).
Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free to learn

Free: Every video and assignment is free on NPTEL and SWAYAM. Enrol when the next run opens.
Certificate: Optional. It needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.

Before you start

Students are expected to have done a course on C programming and Microprocessors

Taught by

Prof. Janakiraman ViraraghavanIIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is in Tier 1: world-leading universities and India's top institutes of our institution ranking (96/100). Runs NPTEL and the online BS in Data Science.