jz
is “jump if zero”. cmp
subtracts its two operands, and sets flags accordingly. (See here for reference.)
If the two operands are equal, the subtraction will result in zero and the ZF
flag will be set.
So in your sample, the jump will be taken if al
was 1, not taken otherwise.
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