Microprocessor: 8085
Multiple Choice Questions and Answers:-
1) Which is the microprocessor comprises:
[Link] section
[Link] or more ALU
[Link] unit
[Link] of these
Answer:D
2) What is the store by register?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:A
3) Accumulator based microprocessor example are:
[Link] 8085
[Link] 6809
c.A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:C
4) A set of register which contain are:
[Link]
[Link] addresses
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:D
5) There are primarily two types of register:
[Link] purpose register
[Link] register
c.A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:C
6) Name of typical dedicated register is:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:D
7) BCD stands for:
[Link] coded decimal
[Link] coded decoded
[Link] a & b
[Link] of these
Answer:A
8) Which is used to store critical pieces of data during subroutines and interrupts:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] register
Answer:A
9) The data in the stack is called:
[Link] data
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:A
10) The external system bus architecture is created using from ______ architecture:
[Link]
[Link] Ritchie
[Link] Babbage
[Link] Neumann
Answer:D
11) The processor 80386/80486 and the Pentium processor uses _____ bits address bus:
a.16
b.32
c.36
d.64
Answer:B
12) Which is not the control bus signal:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:C
13) PROM stands for:
[Link] read-only memory
[Link] read write memory
[Link] read and write memory
[Link] of these
Answer:A
14) EPROM stands for:
[Link] Programmable read-only memory
[Link] Programmable read write memory
[Link] Programmable read-only memory
[Link] of these
Answer:A
15) Each memory location has:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:C
16) Which is the type of microcomputer memory:
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] of these
Answer:D
17) Secondary memory can store____:
[Link] store code
[Link]
[Link] system
[Link] of these
Answer:D
18) Secondary memory is also called____:
[Link]
[Link] store
[Link] A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:C
19 Customized ROMS are called:
[Link] ROM
[Link] ROM
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:A
20) The RAM which is created using bipolar transistors is called:
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
Answer:B
21) Which type of RAM needs regular referred:
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
Answer:A
22) Which RAM is created using MOS transistors:
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
[Link] RAM
Answer:A
23) A microprocessor retries instructions from :
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
Answer:C
24) The lower red curvy arrow show that CPU places the address extracted from the
memory
location on the_____:
[Link] bus
[Link] bus
[Link] bus
[Link] bus
Answer:A
25) The CPU sends out a ____ signal to indicate that valid data is available on the data bus:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:B
26) The CPU removes the ___ signal to complete the memory write operation:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:A
27) BIU STAND FOR:
[Link] interface unit
[Link] interface unit
c.A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:A
28) EU STAND FOR:
[Link] unit
[Link] unit
[Link] unit
[Link] of these
Answer:A
29) Which are the four categories of registers:
[Link]- purpose register
[Link] or index registers
[Link] registers
[Link] register
[Link] of these
Answer:E
30) Eight of the register are known as:
[Link]- purpose register
[Link] or index registers
[Link] registers
[Link] register
Answer:A
31) The four index register can be used for:
[Link] operation
[Link] operation
[Link] operation
[Link] of these
Answer:A
32) IP Stand for:
[Link] pointer
[Link] purpose
[Link] paints
[Link] of these
Answer:A
33) CS Stand for:
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
Answer:A
34) DS Stand for:
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
Answer:A
35) Which are the segment:
[Link]: Code segment
[Link]: data segment
[Link]: Stack segment
[Link]:extra segment
[Link] of these
Answer:D
36) The acculatator is 16 bit wide and is called:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:A
37) How many bits the instruction pointer is wide:
a.16 bit
b.32 bit
c.64 bit
d.128 bit
Answer:A
38) How many type of addressing in memory:
[Link] address
[Link] address
[Link] A and B
[Link] of these
Answer:C
39) The size of each segment in 8086 is:
a.64 kb
b.24 kb
c.50 kb
d.16kb
Answer:A
40) The _______ address of a memory is a 20 bit address for the 8086 microprocessor:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:A
41) The pin configuration of 8086 is available in the________:
a.40 pin
b.50 pin
c.30 pin
d.20 pin
Answer:A
42) DIP stand for:
[Link] inline package
[Link] inline package
[Link] inline package
[Link] inline package
Answer:B
43) EA stand for:
[Link] address
[Link] address
[Link] address
[Link] of these
Answer:A
44) BP stand for:
[Link] pointer
[Link] pointer
[Link] pointer
[Link] pointer
Answer:B
45) DI stand for:
[Link] index
[Link] index
[Link] index
[Link] index
Answer:A
46) SI stand for:
[Link] index
[Link] index
[Link] index
[Link] index
Answer:B
47) ALE stand for:
[Link] latch enable
[Link] light enable
[Link] lower enable
[Link] last enable
Answer:A
48) NMI stand for:
[Link] mask able interrupt
[Link] mistake interrupt
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:A
49) ________ is the most important segment and it contains the actual assembly language
instruction to be executed by the microprocessor:
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
[Link] segment
Answer:B
50) The offset of a particular segment varies from _________:
a.000H to FFFH
b.0000H to FFFFH
c.00H to FFH
d.00000H to FFFFFH
Answer:B
51) Which are the factor of cache memory:
[Link] of the microprocessor
[Link] of the programs being executed
[Link] organization of the cache
[Link] of these
Answer:D
52) ________ is usually the first level of memory access by the microprocessor:
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] of these
Answer:A
53) Which is the small amount of high- speed memory used to work directly with the
microprocessor:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:A
54) The cache usually gets its data from the_________ whenever the instruction or data is
required by the CPU:
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] memory
[Link] of these
Answer:A
55) Microprocessor reference that are available in the cache are called______:
[Link] hits
[Link] line
[Link] memory
[Link] of these
Answer:A
56) Microprocessor reference that are not available in the cache are called_________:
[Link] hits
[Link] line
[Link] misses
[Link] memory
Answer:C
57) Which causes the microprocessor to immediately terminate its present activity:
[Link] signal
[Link] signal
[Link]
[Link] of these
Answer:A
58) Which is responsible for all the outside world communication by the microprocessor:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:A
59) INTR: it implies the__________ signal:
[Link] REQUEST
[Link] RIGHT
[Link] RONGH
[Link] RESET
Answer:A
60) Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?
[Link] Unit and Registers
[Link] and Main Memory
[Link] unit and ALU
[Link] and bus
Answer:C
61) Different components n the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel
electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:B
62) The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
[Link] language
[Link] software
[Link] program
[Link] of the above
Answer:A
63) Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
[Link] drum
[Link]
[Link] disk
[Link] of these
Answer:B
64) Which of the following memories needs refresh?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of above
Answer:B
65) The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:A
66) Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
[Link] core
[Link]
[Link] tape
[Link] a and b
Answer:C
67) Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
[Link]
[Link] address registers
[Link] purpose register
[Link]
Answer:C
68) One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is
[Link] are usually larger in microprocessors
[Link] are shorter in microprocessors
[Link] does not contain I/O devices
[Link] the same as the machine cycle time
Answer:C
69) The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called
a.8008
b.8080
c.4004
d.8800
Answer:C
70) An integrated circuit is
a.A complicated circuit
[Link] integrating device
[Link] costlier than a single transistor
[Link] on a tiny silicon chip
Answer:D
71) Most important advantage of an IC is its
[Link] replacement in case of circuit failure
[Link] high reliability
[Link] cost
[Link] powers consumption
Answer:B
72) Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
[Link] / hard disks
[Link]-ROMs
[Link] devices
[Link] of the above
Answer:D
73) The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are
common
data paths?
a.8 bits
b.12 bits
c.16 bits
d.32 bits
Answer:A
74) Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] / RAM
Answer:B
75) What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are
called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:B
76) Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be…….
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of the above
Answer:A
77) Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:C
78) A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have… of RAM.
a.4 KB
b.16 K
c.64 K
d.256 K
Answer:D
78) The word length of a computer is measured in
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:D
79) What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
[Link] than
[Link] than
[Link] to
[Link] of the above
Answer:D
80) Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
[Link] unit
[Link] unit
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:C
81) Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:A
82) What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
[Link] produce result
[Link] compare numbers
[Link] control flow of information
[Link] do math’s works
Answer:B
83) The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
[Link] Operation
[Link] operation
[Link] operations
[Link] of the above
Answer:D
84) Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] of above
Answer:B
85) Which of the following memories has the shortest access times?
[Link] memory
[Link] bubble memory
[Link] core memory
[Link]
Answer:A
86) A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
a.2 byte
b.32 byte
c.4 byte
d.8 byte
Answer:C
87) An error in computer data is called
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] device
Answer:B
88) The silicon chips used for data processing are called
[Link] chips
[Link] chips
[Link] processors
[Link] chips
Answer:D
89) The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free
containers
are called
[Link] disks
[Link] disk
[Link] disk
[Link] disk
Answer:C
90) A computer consists of
a.A central processing unit
b.A memory
[Link] and output unit
[Link] of the above
Answer:D
91) The instructions for starting the computer are house on
[Link] access memory
[Link]-Rom
[Link] only memory chip
[Link] of above
Answer:C
92) The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called
[Link] memory
[Link]
[Link] disks
[Link] disk
Answer:B
93) The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
[Link] 7090
[Link] – 1
[Link] System / 360
[Link]-10
Answer:C
94) Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
[Link] volatile
[Link]
[Link] unit
[Link]
Answer:D
95) Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
[Link] bus
[Link] unit
[Link] unit
[Link]
Answer:D
96) To locate a data item for storage is
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:D
97) A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a … resident package
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:B
98) The term gigabyte refers to
a.1024 bytes
b.1024 kilobytes
c.1024 megabytes
d.1024 gigabyte
Answer:C
99) A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
Answer:A
100) Current SIMMs have either … or … connectors (pins)
a.9 or 32
b.30 or 70
c.28 or 72
d.30 or 72
Answer:D