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UNIT III
1. Interface the following memory ICs with 8086. i.Two 4KB EPROMs ending at FFFFF H. ii.Two 4KB SRAMs starting at 00000H. 2. Interface the following memory ICs with 8086. iii.Two 4KB EPROMs ending at FFFFF H. iv.Two 8KB SRAMs starting at C0000H. 3. What are the methods of interfacing I/O devices? What do you mean by programmable I/O ? 4. Draw and explain the internal architecture of 8255. 5. What are the modes of operation of 8255 ? Explain them. (Hint: BSR Mode and I/O mode(Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2). Include Control Word formats also) 6. Write a program to initialize 8255 with following specification. i.Port A in output mode ii.Port B in input mode iii.Port C in output mode 7. Explain interfacing A/D converter to 8086 with an interface program. 8. Interface a DAC to 8086 to generate square waveform. 9. Interface an LCD display module to 8086 to display the string TAJMAHAL . 10.Display all hexadecimal digits by interfacing 7-Segment unit to 8086. 11.Draw and explain internal block diagram of 8253/8254. 12. With neat timing diagrams explain operating modes of 8253.

13. Interface 8253 to 8086 to generate square waveform of 2KHz frequency. 14. Draw and explain Control Word Format of 8253.

UNIT IV
1. Write a note on keyboard display controller 8279. 2. List and explain the modes of operation of 8279. 3. Draw and explain the hardware diagram to interface 8279 to 8086. 4. Draw and explain the internal architecture of 8251. 5. Draw and explain the format of (i) Mode Instruction Control Word of 8251 (ii) Command Instruction Control Word of 8251. 6. Explain serial and parallel data transmission formats. 7. Write a note on USART 8251. 8. Briefly explain about numeric data processor 8087. 9. What is the need for DMA. 10. Explain how DMA system functions? 11. Draw and explain the block diagram of 8257. 12. Describe the registers of 8257.

UNIT V
1. Draw and explain the architecture of 80286. 2. How physical address is calculated in protected virtual mode. 3. Differentiate between real mode and protected virtual mode of 80286. 4. Write a note on descriptor table. 5. Write short notes on advanced features of 80286. 6. Briefly explain 80386, 80486 and Pentium processors.