POKHARA UNIVERSITY MICROPROCESSOR
(8085) EXAM PLAN
Target Score: 60-70/100 Total Study Time: 7-8 Hours
☑ CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION & 8085 ARCHITECTURE 🟠 45-60 Minutes
What is Microprocessor?
☑ Microprocessor vs Microcontroller
☑ Features of 8085
☑ Applications
☑ Block Diagram of 8085
☑ Registers
☑ ALU
☑ Flag Register
☑ Program Counter
☑ Stack Pointer
☑ Address Bus, Data Bus, Control Bus
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
☑ Draw and explain architecture of 8085.
☑ Explain registers of 8085.
☑ Explain flag register.
☑ Differentiate microprocessor and microcontroller.
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CHAPTER 2 PIN DIAGRAM OF 8085 🟠 20-30 Minutes
☑ Pin Diagram
✔Pin Functions
☑ Control Signals
☑ Power Supply Pins
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
☑ Draw and explain pin diagram of 8085.
☑ Explain ALE, IO/M, RD, WR, READY, HOLD, RESET.
CHAPTER 3 ADDRESSING MODES & INSTRUCTION SET 🟠 1-1.25 Hours
☑ Immediate Addressing
☑ Direct Addressing
☑ Register Addressing
☑ Register Indirect
☑ Implied Addressing
INSTRUCTION GROUPS
☑ Data Transfer
☑ Arithmetic
☑ Logical
☑ Branch
☑ Stack
☑ Machine Control
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Explain all addressing modes with examples.
Classify instruction set.
Explain arithmetic instructions.
Explain branch instructions.
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☑ CHAPTER 4 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS 🟠 ■2-2.5 Hours
MEMORIZE/UNDERSTAND
☑ Addition of two numbers
☑ Subtraction
☑ Largest number
☑ Smallest number
☑ Ascending order
☑ Descending order
☑ Sum of array
☑ Count Even/Odd
☑ Multiplication
☑ Division
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Write program for addition.
Write program for largest number.
Write program for ascending order.
Write program for multiplication.
☑ CHAPTER 5 INTERRUPTS 🟠 30-40 Minutes.
Hardware Interrupts
Software Interrupts
Interrupt Priority
☑ Maskable
Non-maskable
☑ SIM
☑ RIM
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Explain interrupt system.
Differentiate hardware and software interrupts.
Explain interrupt priority.
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☑ CHAPTER 6 MEMORY & I/O INTERFACING 🟠 45-60 Minutes
Memory Interfacing
I/ Interfacing
☑ Memory Mapped I/O
☑ Isolated I/O
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Explain memory interfacing.
Explain memory mapped I/O.
Difference between memory mapped and isolated I/O
CHAPTER 7 STACK, MACHINE CYCLE & TIMING 🟠 30-40 Minutes
☑ Stack
☑ Stack Pointer
CALL
☑ RET
☑ Opcode
Operand
☑ Machine Cycle
☑ T-State
☑ Instruction Cycle
Timing Diagram
🔴 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
☑ Explain machine cycle.
☑ Explain stack operation.
What is timing diagram?
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☑ FINAL REVISION 🟠 1 Hour
Draw Architecture
☑ Draw Pin Diagram
☑ Revise Addressing Modes
☑ Revise Interrupts
☑ Revise Memory Interfacing
☑ Revise Assembly Programs
☑ Learn Definitions
🟣 MOST IMPORTANT LONG QUESTIONS
1. Draw and explain architecture of 8085.
2. Draw and explain pin diagram.
3. Explain addressing modes.
4. Explain instruction set classification.
5. Explain interrupt system.
6. Explain memory interfacing.
7. Explain memory mapped and isolated I/O.
8. Explain machine cycle and instruction cycle.
9. Explain stack and stack operations.
10. Explain DMA (if included in your syllabus).
🟡 MOST IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS
Microprocessor ☑ Microcontroller
☑ Opcode ☑ Operand
☑ ALU Accumulator
☑ Program Counter ☑ Stack Pointer
Flags ☑ Address Bus
☑ Data Bus ☑ Control Bus
☑ Machine Cycle ☑ T-State
Interrupt ☑ DMA
☑ Stack
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TOTAL STUDY TIME: 7-8 HOURS
EXPECTED SCORE (IF QUESTIONS MATCH THESE TOPICS): 60-70+
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