MICROPROCESSORS Solved MCQs
The 8088 has a_________________________.
A. 1 Mbyte address space
B. 2 Mbyte address space
C. 3 Mbyte address space
D. 4 Mbyte address space
ANSWER: A
Microprocessor is a/an _______ circuit that functions as the CPU of the compute
A. electronic
B. mechanic
C. integrating
D. processing
ANSWER: A
Microprocessor is the ______ of the computer and it perform all the computational tasks
A. main
B. heart
C. important
D. simple
ANSWER: B
The purpose of the microprocessor is to control ______
A. memory
B. switches
C. processing
D. tasks
ANSWER: A
The first digital electronic computer was built in the year________
A. 1950
B. 1960
C. 1940
D. 1930
ANSWER: C
In 1960’s texas institute invented ______
A. integrated circuits
B. microprocessor
C. vacuum tubes
D. transistors
ANSWER: A
The intel 8086 microprocessor is a _______ processor
A. 8 bit
B. 16 bit
C. 32 bit
D. 4 bit
ANSWER: B
The microprocessor can read/write 16 bit data from or to ________
A. memory
B. i/o device
C. processor
D. register
ANSWER: A
In 8086 microprocessor , the address bus is ________ bit wide
A. 12 bit
B. 10 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 26 bit
ANSWER: D
micro processors can be classified according to the ____________________. A. type of application
B. applications
C. no type
D. single application
ANSWER: A
The 16 bit flag of 8086 microprocessor is responsible to indicate ___________
A. the condition of result of ALU operation
B. the condition of memory
C. the result of addition
D. the result of subtraction
ANSWER: A
The CF is known as ________
A. carry flag
B. condition flag
C. common flag
D. single flag
ANSWER: A
The SF is called as ________
A. service flag
B. sign flag
C. single flag
D. condition flag
ANSWER: B
The OF is called as _______
A. overflow flag
B. overdue flag
C. one flag
D. over flag
ANSWER: A
The IF is called as _________
A. initial flag
B. indicate flag
C. interrupt flag
D. inter flag
ANSWER: C
The register AX is formed by grouping ________
A. AH & AL
B. BH & BL
C. CH & CL
D. DH & DL
ANSWER: A
The SP is indicated by ________
A. single pointer
B. stack pointer
C. source pointer
D. destination pointer
ANSWER: B
The BP is indicated by _______
A. base pointer
B. binary pointer
C. bit pointer
D. digital pointer
ANSWER: A
The SS is called as ________
A. single stack
B. stack segment
C. sequence stack
D. random stack
ANSWER: B
The purpose of developing a software model is_________________.
A. to aid the programmer.
B. to guide a programmer
C. to teach a programmer
D. none
ANSWER: A
The BIU contains FIFO register of size __________ bytes
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 12
ANSWER: B
The BIU prefetches the instruction from memory and store them in ________
A. queue
B. register
C. memory
D. stack
ANSWER: A
The 1 MB byte of memory can be divided into ______ segment
A. 1 Kbyte
B. 64 Kbyte
C. 33 Kbyte
D. 34 Kbyte
ANSWER: B
The DS is called as _______
A. data segment
B. digital segment
C. divide segment
D. decode segme
ANSWER: A
SS stands for____________________.
A. stack segment
B. stack segment1
C. stack segment2
D. stack segment3
ANSWER: A
The IP is ________ bits in length
A. 8 bits
B. 4 bits
C. 16 bits
D. 32 bits
ANSWER: C
The push source copies a word from source to ______
A. stack
B. memory
C. register
D. destination
ANSWER: A
LDs copies to consecutive words from memory to register and ___________
A. ES
B. DS
C. SS
D. CS
ANSWER: B
Inc destination increments the content of destination by _______
A. 1
B. 2
C. 30
D. 41
ANSWER: A
IMUL source is a signed _________ A. multiplication
B. addition
C. subtraction
D. division
ANSWER: A
_________destination inverts each bit of destination
A. NOT
B. NOR
C. AND
D. OR
ANSWER: A
The JS is called as ______
A. jump the signed bit
B. jump single bit
C. jump simple bit
D. jump signal it
ANSWER: A
Instruction providing both segment base and offset address are called _____
A. below type
B. far type
C. low type
D. high type
ANSWER: B
The conditional branch instruction specify ___________ for branching
A. conditions
B. instruction
C. address
D. memory
ANSWER: A
The microprocessor determines whether the specified condition exists or not by testing the ______
A. carry flag
B. conditional flag
C. common flag
D. sign flag
ANSWER: B
The LES copies to words from memory to register and __________
A. DS
B. CS
C. ES
D. DS
ANSWER: C
The _________ translates a byte from one code to another code
A. XLAT
B. XCHNG
C. POP
D. PUSH
ANSWER: A
The _______ contains an offset instead of actual address
A. SP
B. IP
C. ES
D. SS
ANSWER: B
The 8086 fetches instruction one after another from __________ of memory
A. code segment
B. IP
C. ES
D. SS
ANSWER: A
The BIU contains FIFO register of size 6 bytes called _____
B. far type
C. low type
D. high type
ANSWER: B
The conditional branch instruction specify ___________ for branching
A. conditions
B. instruction
C. address
D. memory
ANSWER: A
The microprocessor determines whether the specified condition exists or not by testing the ______
A. carry flag
B. conditional flag
C. common flag
D. sign flag
ANSWER: B
The LES copies to words from memory to register and __________
A. DS
B. CS
C. ES
D. DS
ANSWER: C
The _________ translates a byte from one code to another code
A. XLAT
B. XCHNG
C. POP
D. PUSH
ANSWER: A 3
The _______ contains an offset instead of actual address
A. SP
B. IP
C. ES
D. SS
ANSWER: B
The 8086 fetches instruction one after another from __________ of memory
A. code segment
B. IP
C. ES
D. SS
ANSWER: A
The BIU contains FIFO register of size 6 bytes called _____
A. queue
B. stack
C. segment
D. register
ANSWER: A
The ___________ is required to synchronize the internal operands in the processor CIK Signal
A. UR Signal
B. Vcc
C. AIE
D. Ground
ANSWER: A
The pin of minimum mode AD0-AD15 has ____________ address
A. 16 bit
B. 20 bit
C. 32 bit
D. 4 bit
ANSWER: B
The pin of minimum mode AD0- AD15 has _________ data bus
A. 4 bit
B. 20 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 32 bit
ANSWER: C
The address bits are sent out on lines through __________
A. A16-19
B. A0-17
C. D0-D17
D. C0-C17
ANSWER: A
RCR stands for____________________.
A. Rotate right through carry
B. Rotate leftt through carry
C. Rotate through carry
D. Rotate right carry
ANSWER: A
The functions of Pins from 24 to 31 depend on the mode in which _______ is operating
A. 8085
B. 8086
C. 80835
D. 80845
ANSWER: B
Primary function of memory interfacing is that the _________should be able to read from and write into register
A. multiprocessor
B. microprocessor
C. dual Processor
D. coprocessor
ANSWER: B
To perform any operations, the Mp should identify the __________
A. register
B. memory
C. interface
D. system
ANSWER: A
The Microprocessor places __________ address on the address bus A. 4 bit
B. 8 bit
C. 16 bit
D. 32 bit
ANSWER: C
The Microprocessor places 16 bit address on the add lines from that address by _____ register should be selected
A. address
B. one
C. two
D. three
ANSWER: B
The ________of the memory chip will identify and select the register for the EPROM
A. internal decoder
B. external decoder
C. address decoder
D. data decoder
ANSWER: A
Microprocessor provides signal like ____ to indicate the read operatio
A. LOW
B. MCMW
C. MCMR
D. MCMWR
ANSWER: C
To interface memory with the microprocessor, connect register the lines of the address bus must be added to address lines of the _______ chip
A. single
B. memory
C. multiple
D. triple
ANSWER: B
The remaining address line of ______ bus is decoded to generate chip select signal
A. data
B. address
C. control bus
D. both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: B
_______ signal is generated by combining RD and WR signals with IO/M
A. control
B. memory
C. register
D. system
ANSWER: A
Memory is an integral part of a _______ system
A. supercomputer
B. microcomputer
C. mini computer
D. mainframe computer
ANSWER: B
_____ has certain signal requirements write into and read from its registers
A. memory
B. register
C. both (a) and (b)
D. control
ANSWER: A
The memory chips such as 2732 EPROM and _________static R/W memory plays a major role in memory interfacing
A. 2732 EPROM
B. 6116
C. 8085
D. 8086
ANSWER: B
AAD stands for _____________________.
A. ASCII adjust for division
B. ASCII for division
C. adjust for division
D. adjust division
ANSWER: A
The primary function of the _____________ is to accept data from I/P devices
A. multiprocessor
B. microprocessor
C. peripherals
D. interfaces
ANSWER: B
Designing logic circuits and writing instructions to enable the microprocessor to communicate with peripheral is called _________
A. interfacing
B. monitoring
C. polling
D. pulling
ANSWER: A
_______ means at the same time, the transmitter and receiver are synchronized with the same clock.
A. asynchronous
B. serial data
C. synchronous
D. parallel data
ANSWER: C
________ means at irregular internals
A. asynchronous
B. synchronous
C. data transform
D. bus transform
ANSWER: A
___________ signal prevent the microprocessor from reading the same data more than one
A. pipelining
B. handshaking
C. controlling
D. signaling
ANSWER: B
Bits in IRR interrupt are ______
A. reset
B. set C. stop
D. start
ANSWER: B
_________ decides the request of interrupt to be serviced
A. priority resolver
B. interrupt request register
C. interrupt mask register
D. control logic
ANSWER: A
__________ generate interrupt signal to microprocessor and receive acknowledge
A. priority resolver
B. control logic
C. interrupt request register
D. interrupt register
ANSWER: B
LSB stands for____________________.
A. Least significant bit
B. significant bit
C. Least bit
D. Least significant bit1
ANSWER: A
The _______ is used to connect more microproces
A. peripheral device
B. cascade
C. i/o deviced
D. control unit
ANSWER: B
The important type of data transfer operation is ________________________.
A. loading a segment
B. unloading a segment
C. segment registers
D. memory segment
ANSWER: A
CS connect the output of ______
A. encoder
B. decoder
C. slave program
D. buffer
ANSWER: B
The preceeding section identified the fundamental data formats of the 8088 ______________.
A. as the byte,word and double word B. as the byte, and double worg
C. as the byte,word and double
D. as the byte
ANSWER: A
The 82C55A is an___________.
A. SI Peripheral
B. Peripheral
C. LSPeripheral
D. LSI Peripheral
ANSWER: D
______ is used to transfer data between microprocessor and I/o process
A. 8255A
B. 8279
C. 8254A
D. 8237A
ANSWER: A
The left side of the 82C55A contains_________
A. The miocroprocessor interface
B. The miocro interface
C. The interface
D. interface controller
ANSWER: A
In 82C55A the ____ is controlled by control registers
A. port A
B. port B
C. port C
D. port D
ANSWER: C
The read and write operation is done using ______
A. Iow/Ior
B. Iw/Ir
C. Iow
D. Ior
ANSWER: A
_______ is used to transfer address connect to address block
A. data bus
B. address bus
C. bus
D. flag
ANSWER: B
_________ performs the address decode operation
A. chip select
B. address bus
C. data bus
D. flag
ANSWER: A
The 82C37A is the _______________.
A. LSI controller IC
B. SI controller IC
C. controller IC
D. LSI
ANSWER: A
In 82C55A _________ is used for handshaking operation
A. mode 0
B. mode1
C. mode 2
D. mode3
ANSWER: B
In 82C55 A ___________ is used to perform bidirectional operation
A. mode 0
B. mode1
C. mode 2
D. mode3
ANSWER: C
Data transfer between the microprocessor for peripheral takes place through __________
A. i/o port
B. input port
C. output port
D. multi port
ANSWER: A
The device such as buffer and batches are used as ____________.
A. input port
B. output port
C. i/o port
D. multi port
ANSWER: C
The lastmode of 82C54 Counter operation is____________.
A. mode 1
B. mode 2
C. mode 3
D. mode 5
ANSWER: D
Port A and Port B are used individually as _______ I/o ports
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. 4
ANSWER: A
The 82C55A is available with ________
A. 20
B. 40
C. 30
D. 10
ANSWER: B
82C55A operates with ________ power supply
A. +5V
B. -5V
C. -10V
D. +10v
ANSWER: A
The pins are _______ data lines and are connected to data bus in system
A. unidirectional
B. bidirectional
C. directional
D. multidirectional
ANSWER: B
________ are transferred on the data lines between microprocessor and internal port or control register
A. data, control and status bites
B. data and status bits
C. control and status bites
D. status bits
ANSWER: A
There are ________ address bus in 82C55A
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
ANSWER: A
The address bus enables the ________ for data transfer.
A. control register
B. data bus
C. address bus
D. both (b) and (c)
ANSWER: A
HLDA stands for___________________.
A. Hold acknowledge
B. Hold acknowledge1
C. Hold acknowledge2
D. Hold acknowledge3
ANSWER: A
The port lines are connected to data lines of the _____
A. peripheral
B. microprocessor
C. address decoder
D. data decoder
ANSWER: A
The _________ input to 82C55A is usually activated by Microprocessor in system
A. clear
B. reset
C. ports
D. address bus
ANSWER: B
__________ is useful for the generation of accurate time delay
A. 8254
B. 8255A
C. 8237A
D. 8279
ANSWER: A
_________ is used to refresh D-Ram and regular intervals and provide timing signals
A. 8255A
B. 8237A
C. 8254
D. 8279
ANSWER: C
The 82C54 contains __________ counters
A. 2-16 bit
B. 3-16 bit
C. 2-8 bit.
D. 3-8 bit
ANSWER: B
The data bus buffer is _________data line
A. unidirectional
B. bidirectional
C. no direction
D. multi direction
ANSWER: B
In 82C54 there are ________ pins
A. 20
B. 24
C. 30
D. 40
ANSWER: B
The data lines is used to transfer _______
A. count, control and status word
B. data, control and status word
C. data, count
D. count status word
ANSWER: A
The ________ input is connected to an output of the address decoder
A. address bus
B. data bus
C. chip select
D. reset
ANSWER: C
The clock signal of frequency upto _____ is supplied to clock input
A. 16 MHz
B. 8 MHz
C. 32 MHz
D. 4 MHz
ANSWER: B
The ________ input is used to enable or disable
A. Clk
B. out
C. Reset
D. gate
ANSWER: D
The _______ generates output way forms on the out and output line
A. Counter
B. clock
C. Gate
D. out
ANSWER: A
The ____ is constructed for the desired mode and return into control register
A. control word
B. clk signal
C. Gate
D. reset
ANSWER: A
MIPS Stands for_____________.
A. millions instructions per second
B. instructions per second
C. millions per second
D. millions instructions
ANSWER: A
The _______ allow data transfer between memory and peripherals
A. DMA technique
B. Microprocessor
C. Register
D. Decoder
ANSWER: A
The spectrum of embedded control application requires______________.
A. a variety of system features
B. a variety of features
C. variety of system features
D. system features
ANSWER: A
There are _____different types of interface in micro computer system
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2
ANSWER: D
_________ is used in high speed transfer is required
A. dma technique
B. serial communication interface
C. microprocessor
D. register
ANSWER: A
________ is used to eliminate clock signal
A. synchronous
B. asynchronous
C. serial
D. dmaA
NSWER: B
Synchronization bit at the beginning of character is called ________
A. stop bit
B. simplex
C. half duplex
D. start bit
ANSWER: D
Who introduced Pentium family? A. intel
B. wipro
C. cts
D. samsung
ANSWER: A
Pentium pro processor is a ______ generation of device
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
ANSWER: B
In which year, Pentium pro processor introduced?
A. 1996
B. 1998
C. 1995
D. 1999
ANSWER: C
_______ has been enhanced to provide higher performance for multimedia & communication applications. A. Pentium I B. Pentium II C. Pentium processor with MMX technology D. Pentium processor with Celeron technology ANSWER: C 125. RISC stands for._____________________________.
A. Reduced instruction set computer
B. Reduced set computer
C. Reduced instruction computer
D. Reduced instruction set computer1 ANSWER: A
Expansion of SPGA is _________
A. Staggered Pin Grid-Array package
B. Staggered Point Grid-Array package
C. Staggered Plus Grid-Array package
D. Staggered per grid-Array package ANSWER: A
Pentium pro processor has _______ die
A. one
B. three
C. two
D. four
ANSWER: C
In Pentium-pro processor, dies are manufactured using intel ___ mm BICMOS process
A. 0.25
B. 0.35
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
ANSWER: B
The circuitry of the Pentium pro processor is equivalent to _______ million transistors
A. 1.5
B. 2.5
C. 3.5
D. 5.5
ANSWER: D
Pentium-pro processor design implements________ micro architecture
A. P2
B. P4
C. P6
D. P8
ANSWER: C
Micro architecture employs _________ execution
A. static
B. dynamic
C. static and dynamic
D. none
ANSWER: B
________ is performed to determine the best order of for execution of instructions
A. system flow analysis
B. process flow analysis
C. data flow analysis.
D. control flow analysis
ANSWER: C
Pentium processor with MMX technology includes _____ new instructions and 4 new _______ data types
A. 50 & 64 bit
B. 55 & 63 bit
C. 57 & 64 bit
D. 51 & 61 bit
ANSWER: A
Pentium II processor is a ____generation
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
ANSWER: C
introduced in the year _______.
A. 1990
B. 1995
C. 1998
D. 1992
ANSWER: C
________followed Celeron processor and Pentium II Xeon processor
A. pentium pro processor
B. pentium ii processor
C. pentium iii processor
D. pentium iv processor
ANSWER: B
Pentium II xeon processor offers _______ performance than the std Pentium II processor
A. lower
B. higher
C. medium
D. none
ANSWER: B
Dual independent bus architecture was first introduced in the ________________
A. pentium pro processor
B. pentium II processor
C. pentium III processor
D. pentium IV processor
ANSWER: A
How many buses provided in Pentium II processor?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
ANSWER: B
The system bus of both Pentium pro and Pentium II processors carry ______ bytes per clock
A. 4
B. 8
C. 7
D. 5
ANSWER: B
The maximum speed of Pentium II processor is increased to _______ MHz
A. 200
B. 300
C. 100
D. 500
ANSWER: C
Backside bus between L2 cache and MPU is _____ speed
A. higher
B. lower
C. medium
D. Infinite
ANSWER: A
The peak bus bandwidth of backside bus (cache bus) is ______ Mbytes/second
A. 1000
B. 1600
C. 2600
D. 3400
ANSWER: B
ECC & FRC were first introduced in _________
A. pentium pro processor
B. pentium II processor
C. pentium II xeon processor
D. pentium III xeon processor ANSWER: A
Pentium III processor was introduced in _______
A. 1999
B. 2000
C. 2010
D. 2009A
NSWER: A
Pentium III processor is manufactured using ____ process technology
A. 0.17
B. 0.16
C. 0.18
D. 0.15
ANSWER: C
In Pentium III processor, the P6 micro architecture is enriched with an additional ______ instructions
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 70
ANSWER: D
The 80386 Microprocessor family is a _____ bit microprocessor
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. 64
ANSWER: C
In which year, 80386 microprocessor was introduced?
A. 1999
B. 1995
C. 1985
D. 1990
ANSWER: C
An interrupt enable flag bit is provided within the _____________________.
A. 8088 and 8086 MPU
B. 8088 MPU
C. 8086 MPU
D. 8088 and 8085 MPU
ANSWER: A
The 80386DX MPU is the ______ entry in the 80386 family
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
ANSWER: A
Which device is high-performance member of the 80386 family of MPUs?
A. 80386SX
B. 80386DX
C. 80486SX
D. 80486DX
ANSWER: B
The 80386DX is a full _____ processor
A. 16 bit
B. 8 bit
C. 32 bit
D. 64 bit
ANSWER: C
The 80386DX has both 32 bit internal registers ______ external data bus
A. 16 bit
B. 8 bit
C. 32 bit
D. 36 bit
ANSWER: C
The 80486 family was introduced in the year ______
A. 1987
B. 1988
C. 1989
D. 1990
ANSWER: B
________ maintains real modes protected-mode software compatibility with 80386 architecture A. 80486
B. 8085
C. 8086
D. 80486 DX
ANSWER: A
80486DX was followed by ________
A. 80486SX
B. 80386SX
C. 80386DX
D. 80486DX
ANSWER: A
_______ version did not have a 16-bit external architecture
A. DX
B. SX
C. TX
D. PX
ANSWER: B
_______family supports both a math co processor and cache memory A. 8086
B. 8087
C. 80386
D. 80486
ANSWER: C
_______is a co-processor
A. 8086
B. 8087
C. 80386
D. 80486
ANSWER: B
The number of hardware chips needed for multiple digit display can be minimized by using the technique called ______
A. interfacing
B. multiplexing
C. demultiplexing
D. multiprocessing
ANSWER: B
I/o ports of programmable devices are limited in current capacity, therefore, additional transistors or ICs called ________
A. LEDs and LCSs
B. interface and multiplexer
C. segment and digit drivers
D. segment drives
ANSWER: C
The SN75491 and SN75492 has ________ and _________ Darlington pair transistors in a package respectively
A. 3,8
B. 4,6
C. 2,4
D. 5,10
ANSWER: B
____________ is a commonly used input device when more than 8 key are necessary
A. Mouse
B. Joystick
C. Matrix Keyboard
D. Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: C
The _________ reduces the number of connections, thus the number of interfacing device required
A. Mouse
B. Joystick
C. Monitor
D. matrix keyboard
ANSWER: D
In scanned multiplexed displays _______ should sink seven or eight times that current
A. Multiplex
B. Demultiplexer
C. Segment
D. Cathode
ANSWER: D
The ______ is called segment or digit dri
A. Transistors
B. Cathode
C. Circuit
D. Displays
ANSWER: A
The ______ provide the capability of eight I/o ports in interfacing circuit
A. Encoder
B. Decoder
C. Multiplexer
D. Demultiplexe
ANSWER: B
The output line of interfacing circuit is used in _____
A. LED scanned display
B. LCD Scanned display
C. Keyboard matrix
D. Display
ANSWER: A
These are _______ common cathode in scanned multiplexed displays
A. 7
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
ANSWER: B
There are ______ segment LEDs in scanned multiplexed displays
A. 5
B. 4 C.
6 D. 7
ANSWER: D
An RS-232 interface is ____________
A. a parallel interface
B. a serial interface
C. printer interface
D. a modem interface
ANSWER: B
Expansion for DTE is ______
A. data terminal equipment
B. data trap equipment
C. data text equipment
D. data terminal extension
ANSWER: A
CLI stands for_________________________.
A. clear interrupt flag
B. clear flag
C. c1 interrupt flag
D. flag
ANSWER: A
RS-232 is used in _________
A. common serial port
B. common signal port
C. computer serial ports
D. computer signal port
ANSWER: C
Rs-232 was introduced in __________
A. 1942
B. . 1932
C. 1952
D. 1962
ANSWER: D
Compared with RS-232, USB is faster and uses___________
A. medium voltage
B. higher voltage
C. lower voltage
D. None
ANSWER: C
In which year, 8086 was introduced?
A. 1978
B. 1979
C. 1977
D. 1981
ANSWER: A
In which year, 8088 was announced
A. 1979
B. 1988
C. 1999
D. 2000
ANSWER: A
What does the acronym RFID stand for
A. remote field identification
B. radio frequency identification
C. radio field identification
D. radio frequency imaging & detection
ANSWER: B
What is a smart card ?
A. form of ATM card
B. has more storage capacity than an ATM card
C. an access card for a security system
D. contains a microprocessor ANSWER: C
Smart Card on a microprocessor is for _______
A. safety
B. security
C. protection
D. authority
ANSWER: B
Smart card is used to provide ___________
A. access
B. authority
C. automation
D. access control
ANSWER: A
Another name for smart card ________
A. ICC
B. IFC
C. IRC
D. IC
ANSWER: A
Smart card is made up of ________
A. silicon
B. iron
C. plastic
D. rubber
ANSWER: C
Smart card size is _________
A. 85.60 x 53.98 mm
B. 85.70 x53.68 mm
C. 86.50 x 52.67 mm
D. 86.40 x51.77 mm
ANSWER: A
The instruction that is used to save parameters on the stack is the ____________.
A. push
B. pop
C. push1
D. push2
ANSWER: A
The smart card uses a __________ interface
A. serial
B. parallel
C. multple
D. single
ANSWER: A
The most common smart card application is ________.
A. credit card
B. atm card
C. business card
D. system card
ANSWER: A
Expansion for HMOS technology_______
A. high level mode oxygen semiconductor
B. high level metal oxygen semiconductor
C. high performance medium oxide semiconductor
D. high performance metal oxide semiconductor
ANSWER: D
8086 and 8088 contains _______ transistors
A. 29000
B. 24000
C. 34000
D. 54000
ANSWER: A
ALE stands for ___________
A. address latch enable
B. address level enable
C. address leak enable
D. address leak extension
ANSWER: A
What is DEN
A. direct enable
B. data entered
C. data enable
D. data encoding
ANSWER: B
Which pin is a programmable peripheral interface
A. 8255
B. 8258
C. 8254
D. 8259
ANSWER: A
The inside of smart card contains an ___________
A. 8085 microprocessor
B. 8086 microprocessor
C. 8088 microprocessor
D. embedded microprocessor ANSWER: D
RFID technology is a __________
A. automatic identification technology B. computer tech
C. information tech
D. system tech
ANSWER: A
The information stored in RFID is ________
A. character
B. number
C. ascii
D. pneumonic
ANSWER: C
In RFID, the productivity enhancement is _______ time
A. five
B. ten
C. four
D. nine
ANSWER: B
A double word corresponds to __________________________.
A. four consecutive bytes
B. three consecutive bytes
C. two consecutive bytes
D. one consecutive bytes
ANSWER: A
Which interrupt has the highest priority
A. INTR
B. TRAP
C. RST6.5
D. RST6.6
ANSWER: C
In 8088 name the 16 bit registers
A. stack pointer
B. program counter
C. a & b
D. stack register
ANSWER: C
A subroutine is _______________________.
A. special segment of program
B. special program
C. program
D. subprogram
ANSWER: A
What is the RST for the TRAP?
A. RST5.5
B. RST4.5
C. RST4
D. RST3
ANSWER: B
What are level Triggering interrupts
A. INTR&TRAP.
B. RST6.5&RST5.5.
C. RST7.5&RST6.5.
D. RST2.5 & RST6.2.
ANSWER: B
The Purpose of developing a software model is to ________________.
A. microprocessor operation
B. the microprocessor operation
C. understand the microprocessor
D. understand the microprocessor operation
ANSWER: D
What are software interrupts
A. RST 0-7
B. RST 5.5 – 7.5
C. INTR, TRAP
D. RST 4.4 – 6.4
ANSWER: A
Which stack is used in 8085
A. FIFO.
B. LIFO.
C. FILO
D. LILO.
ANSWER: B
Why 8085 processor is called an 8 bit processor
A. because 8085 processor has 8 bit alu.
B. because 8085 processor has 8 bit data bus.
C. because 8085 processor has 16 bit data bus.
D. because 8085 processor has 16 bit address bus.
ANSWER: A
There are two basic instructions in the instruction set of 8088for____________.
A. subroutine handling
B. routine handling
C. program handling
D. call program
ANSWER: A
RIM is used to check whether, the ___________.
A. write operation is done or not .
B. interrupt is Masked or not .
C. interrupt is Masked.
D. interrupt is not Masked.
ANSWER: B
What is meant by maskable interrupts?
A. an interrupt which can never be turned off.
B. an interrupt that can be turned off by the programmer.
C. an interrupt which can never be turned on.
D. an interrupt which can never be turned on or off.
ANSWER: B
In 8086, Example for Non maskable interrupts are ________.
A. trap.
B. rst6.5
C. intr.
D. rst6.6.
ANSWER: A
What does microprocessor speed depends on
A. clock.
B. data bus width.
C. address bus width.
D. signal bus.
ANSWER: C
______ can be used as stack .
A. ROM.
B. RAM.
C. EPROM
D. PROM
ANSWER: B
Which processor structure is pipelined
A. all x80 processors.
B. all x85 processors.
C. all x86 processors.
D. all x87 processors.
ANSWER: C
Address line for RST3 is
A. 0020H.
B. 0028H.
C. 0018H.
D. 0019H
ANSWER: C
In 8086 the overflow flag is set when _____________.
A. the sum is more than 16 bits.
B. signed numbers go out of their range after an arithmetic operation.
C. carry and sign flags are set.
D. subtraction
ANSWER: B
The advantage of memory mapped I/O over I/O mapped I/O is _________
A. faster.
B. many instructions supporting memory mapped I/O.
C. require a bigger address decoder.
D. all the above
ANSWER: D
BHE of 8086 microprocessor signal is used to interface the _______.
A. even bank memory.
B. odd bank memory.
C. i/o.
D. direct memory access
ANSWER: B
In 8086 microprocessor the following has the highest priority among all type interrupts
A. NMI.
B. DIV 0.
C. TYPE 255.
D. OVER FLOW
ANSWER: A
In 8086 microprocessor one of the following statements is not true
A. coprocessor is interfaced in max mode.
B. coprocessor is interfaced in min mode.
C. i/o can be interfaced in max / min mode.
D. supports pipelining
ANSWER: B
8088 microprocessor differs with 8086 microprocessor in _______.
A. data width on the output.
B. address capability.
C. support of coprocessor.
D. support of MAX / MIN mode
ANSWER: A
Address line for TRAP is
A. 0023H.
B. 0024H
C. 0033H.
D. 0099H.
ANSWER: B
Access time is faster for _________.
A. ROM.
B. SRAM.
C. DRAM.
D. ERAM
ANSWER: B
The 8088 can also process the data is coded a___________.
A. BCD
B. ABCD
C. CDD
D. CDA
ANSWER: A
ASCII Stands for_____________________.
A. american standard code for information interchange
B. american code for information interchange
C. american standard code for interchange
D. american standard code e
ANSWER: A
How many segments are active at a time________
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
ANSWER: B
In ADC 0808 if _______ pin high enables output
A. EOC.
B. I/P0-I/P7.
C. SOC.
D. OE.
ANSWER: D
CS Stands for _____________________.
A. code segement
B. code stack
C. code stock
D. codes segment
ANSWER: A
The8088 has_______________________.
A. 4 general purpose registers
B. 5 general purpose registers
C. 6 general purpose registers
D. 2 general purpose registers
ANSWER: A
BP Stands for_________________.
A. base pointer
B. basic pointer
C. pointer base
D. base 1p
ANSWER: A
STI Stands for____________________.
A. Set interrupt enable flag
B. Set interrupt enable flag1
C. Set interrupt enable flag2
D. Set interrupt enable flag3
ANSWER: A
For the most Static RAM the write pulse width should be at least
A. 10ns.
B. 60ns.
C. 300ns.
D. 1μs.
ANSWER: B
BURST refresh in DRAM is also called as ___________.
A. concentrated refresh.
B. distributed refresh.
C. hidden refresh.
D. signal refresh
ANSWER: A
For the most Static RAM the maximum access time is about ____________.
A. 1ns.
B. 10ns.
C. 100ns.
D. 1μs
ANSWER: C
The 82C37A acts as_________________________
A. a peripheral controller device
B. a controller device
C. a peripheral device
D. a peripheral
ANSWER: A
The breakdown function can also be used to implement a________________.
A. Software diagnostic tool
B. Software
C. Tool
D. Program
ANSWER: A
THE 82C55A is an ______________________.peripheral.
A. LSI
B. VLSI
C. SSI
D. VSSI
ANSWER: A
The First Microprocessor was__________.
A. Intel 4004
B. 8080
C. 8085
D. 4008
ANSWER: A
The heart of the micro computer is______________
A. MPU
B. CPU
C. VLSI
D. SSI
ANSWER: A
In 1978 Intel introduced the 16 bit Microprocessor 8086 now called as________.
A. M6 800
B. APX 80
C. Zylog z8000
D. Intel 8086
ANSWER: B
Which is a 8 bit Microprocessor
A. Intel 4040
B. Pentium-I
C. 8088
D. Motorala MC-6801
ANSWER: D
Pentium-I, Pentium-II, Pentium-III and Pentium-IV are recently introduced microprocessor by__________.
A. Motorala.
B. Intel.
C. Stephen Mors.
D. HCL.
ANSWER: B
The address bus flow in __________.
A. bidirection.
B. unidirection.
C. mulidirection.
D. circular.
ANSWER: B
Status register is also called as ___________.
A. accumulator.
B. stack.
C. counter.
D. flags
ANSWER: D
The 8088 has ___________number of data transfer instruction.
A. 6
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
ANSWER: A
The 8088 Microprocessor uses__________ V power suppl A. .+5V. B. -5V. C. +12V. D. -12V ANSWER: A 249. The 82C37Aacts as a______________.
A. peripheral controller device
B. peripheral device
C. controller device
D. device
ANSWER: A
A word of data stored at an__________________________.
A. even address boundary
B. even address boundary1
C. even address boundary2
D. even address boundary3
ANSWER: A
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