Find the largest element in a block of data. The length of block is 0A H. Store the maximum value in memory location result. Use an Assembly Language Program for Intel 8086.
title largest element in a block of data
dosseg
.model small
.stack 100H
.code
main proc
mov ax, @data ; initialize ds register
mov ds, ax
mov cx, OA H ; counter = 10
mov al, 00H ; assume the largest number is 00H
mov SI, offset array ; SI initialization
BACK: cmp al, [SI] ; is next number > maximum
jnc AHEAD ; NC = 0
mov al, [SI] ; yes, replace maximum
AHEAD: inc SI
loop BACK
mov result, al ; move final result to al
mov ax, 4C00H ; return to DOS
int 21H
main endp
.data
array db 12, 13, 80, 14, ….. ; total 0A h variables
result db ?
end main
