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Explain the difference between the following:

a. Microprocessor vs. microcontroller
b. 8031 vs. 8051 vs. 8052 microcontrollers
List at least five application areas of microcontroller.
Nowadays, there are different brands of microcontroller (Intel, PIC, Zilog,
Motorola etc) in the market. What are the criterias for choosing the right
microcontroller? [List two]
Explain the functions of the following pins of 8051:
b. RST (Pin 9)
a. EApin 31)
c. XTAL2 and XTAL1 (18 and 19 pins)
What are assembler directives?
What is the function of registers? List at least four (8-bit) and two (16-bit) registers
inside the 8051.
A typical Assembly language instruction consists of __________ fields. List them.
When an .asm or .src file is fed in to an assembler, it produces an object and list
file. What is the advantage of the .lst file?
Show the status of the CY, AC and PF after the following instructions:
ORG 00H
MOV A, #54H
; Load A with 54H
ADD A, #88
; Add 88 to the contents of A
END
Examine the stack, show the contents of the register and SP after execution of
the following instructions. Clearly show the steps.
ORG 00H
MOV SP, #44H
MOV A, #47H
MOV R7, #04H
MOV R4, #76H
PUSH 7
PUSH 0E0H
POP 5
PUSH 4
POP 2
POP 0
END